home workshop vol 5 ar15m16
DESCRIPTION
Homemade AR15 / M16TRANSCRIPT
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HOME
WORKSHOP
-GUNS
for llefense
and
Resistance
Bill Holmes
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;1Ilhnuph tar rhr.r rimrh this book . .'as wrilitiri it vviLli iA'rlrr: t1Y
kg-I foi ~1ti ii Idi4:iidu :iI ix) rrs .inIIdtti.1tire a
lirU:iI L [Or I,crLrana} U .L-, expc ..rimi'rsisiI [-iirpows, or research . .ntl d i..dISpineii ii i bkdv- t[tdt J .e..w IaWS
h.i e ]'coil a( ILIt J ~iiW t .It
it!pro Iiuh[y wtill
If,.pi1 Fr3r iIi ,u1phcr rcccivet Li;arinI)Iie clr*U riIwrl in thi book to
late I)IIiIt :mnal ;i4'.eiiib[ca UEI rii' e . iwLjrig luw'tr ri'cuiver. Hcw: .7-.vrr. iI thr. lrw:u rcccivei, aS dvsr:rilrrd he!rei n,
is used, do iIIr.al l irl :.rrrn will re~ialr, It is r]ICC rLttlcr'r Cibligador1 to carefiill ;: rfis{~#irch rill
ircrtincnt lames
Ix fcrrI- i1.\ s.UCh con 5L1ruccl 11I iS .Lle!rr1ptecl_
Cedirliv~ii cIata prcAi nrtcl 1hcrc, parritularfw d :rr :. con imriiiiniri&ii and I
JI Glib +vuiLStructic n, use,
IcijI1.rmcEit and i3[lerritiorl crl` Fir' rms, ina -vita}1Iy TCF]ects the amLIK 'A
individiia] beliefs 0114 CS4)Cr1-O11L s
wA pturirt]6Ir fire
sanris . cq Apt nA IV, aELLILY
Elnpcrrrt I LI 1]r1ikr sp ciFiC i ircuirrstaritx : I h ;11 1hc- m!ider
uwnnl l rluiiliL ;IL'e,actly. The irlforn-j tioti in this book 1hllurll
1h1-.r0frirc: be u5cd for .IJJdLIItr SIrIly irrcf
appraichtii with grL` :Ii C .111iiur5_Neither die autI 'r, puLiIi her, mr diqrihurnrfi
B-StImc any rc5ponsihi}L[L'
For the use or nli}use (If inAa naal.icrn canal1 ned in this I)caok)
hc, &atPk i4 pr
7 r~' _ti-rr ac-aJF-,L3 iiic, stw4- on (%;
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Materials and Tookk 1
Upper Receiver 9
Bolt 1
Bhirrcl 25
Horn]] Shroud, 1ccI ., awl Grip ' 1
Sights a 41
Lower Rucc ivcr 5 1
\'1 ; a7,illes } 3
mall Park H -A
Fiuing and sscmt Iv 95
I teat-Treating aind Finish inng ~~
I irin Ln0d Ad iLISting 103
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11' M ..r memory KF-.nvs m e (r.rrP"1 y. it w,-in
Cs.i'h-- MO 411x1 MIaCOM suakgcsLetl lu inc LFiiL i
Lomn e:~,,nver4cJ1 iinit to mare wroth and mount on
dci AR-15 tar M16 luwcr ruceii-cr :Jsstmbk )~ouLd
bV desiTAblf . A hit if rfsrarrh 1 .111 my `IA II
U51-Canal thai there lrrM indeed a miirhtt Fnr such
a e on3-'r.sion_
AL Lh-e time I t.hcjught it best to irs squ.JTe
rlilsirl fnr thv 1lppr~r rac ; ,wcr since it Wigs possible
to .e.L Illorv. I. . . iglL i nI IJ A %C[LJalrv boll iii [ ke-
rnauuULn] permissible le LJgL1 L that k a i nu I1CI [?I I r . ,A
IIIrtihi nL u Hi we:1 rl I'.[1 into the Front tend of the
recei'vel LLJIJC an ii hvir- .l MICI LIIIrr :JLit-d Lcl rLi :r i I
rl
rcm ati-ablc barrel, hhis was Iic ] d in pace by a
lnrrrl-rL L;Linn^ null LhaLi M -r*w-'1 -onIll ihL~ bL%rr-J=1
bushing
against
the fIallg:ed hktrel . isiAdiitgr LL
Ir 7 1
PREFACE
II,I 1 i .. i FI'-TI!I-I ii NIcILJL ih Lr[L' ULU- I'.
Lf :'
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securelyin place . 1'l-its same 1nL'thocI is LtcC-d .iJn
thu keuILun duwL:rtLLLI in Lhis IJaok .
I LltadQ L111;1 JL1#l2aIiILL kLdaptu1'd
which I IM
c,n]v reduced the wise cr1 : I.he m.Lil;;izinv waL11 tri
jiJtiI Lt-0QV1)l ii 9IJnrTl [ILLI~i1i[[J' LI USL'd Stun
magaL7,ine!) hurt rils0 Sfiruc.da .,-
FL rnrrnntillg
br&Act for the cjcctor and housed the JrJ1i gazir.
l.Ltch . ;l crlrnhin.itian c~arrring harldlr' and ri' r
sig,111 assertibly Wan Eornnxed fronti .hee[ ][JetdJ
rLZr~ iw laIv L{ in plat to match a surplus Nl1ii
Ircrett sijiiL ~I se~lnl~lr 0101 rlIIli'LI Ir[IITI t]rlc of I11w
SL1rpiLLS I1SilitarV par[ Crt1[1117~]lit5 LIAL fJOurislseJ
~L I hc~ limb._
:liter ~,olrie
slight
ruicidil'i ;iLILirsh.
;M (I
L1djtLSt1nerlts the 1isscrblcd riEkc . or carbine as
! 6, k - r.r.SLrrr.
-r. - j th fuleahn~7 Q~-)Fj; tr.;-ii -4OJ n-r re.n-A
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HOME WQF2KSHOP GUNS FOR DEFENSE AN 13 RESISTANCE . VOL. V : THE AR _5~'M 15
son} , %voultl call it, perftir r d guile well 1,54x'11
I!I101rgll . 111 I :{t!L, drat I Iii 11Rg d Itr _r11 {M3ne 10
Ilrrltr .l teirk'onc %-ho irircl 10 . Tlwestu w'erc mA&
III both 9mm and .41 calrlx:r,
~rii1[-r`J h
lit)ll Ltnd recoil -;1}rinl:r, '.'+t-re
comlalete k ILIIuse{l in Llic upper rtcenrr rather
ih.]n a-L.u ding back into iht Luttstoek ,is the
original Iptirrs did, Lhestu uriiis wcrc adaptahh' Irl
Icrldifg stocks ac w.c ll a lii+tol
versions.
At that time there wrr, ft1 rr ..l eontl~ahic
ImIllufacturir,g lower reeoccrs I'i.rr (these
I'hese %ere intvnde{I, ;iw
Ti IISt- . Lrr IJt' Li!, L'II WI I Ii
tllililar+- stirpliis Parts to
icsu mhlv AR- I A or M 16'
rifle, 'I'hrk r ;init. d From
r,,I{.t. lLurlt quality ir.1 purr
junk One -ii,^h gim. which
w ,S. equipped with .1 La1[
ah]rnirlucri rt_eci ;C1. , Lrils
acciderltiiJlu knocked over
onto the floor from a
lcurting. pncjLL{] r1 dgaitt-st
ihr Scull .IUd broke info two
II.act5, Nrirtlrally, I didn't
us4 atav more of thr%r' L .ii
inyiall ink. I1rLrLN oil their,
In .1dditluji, I 5Otrn
discovered that dimensions
t .a1 .it'd conk Itluralrit
Ijei v i c n th L' Yarioti
hrands -espc-Litilly (lie
rn;ig ;Aciiit ope'ning%,
llhr{lid rust actuollk
,
lirt'seltl a problem as long
Lls 15VaL, 1ll.ithng i.v'iih lower
:~sscirtblics I]t-I1]ELLi I1 1 L
I(IC.-]I C Llwtu3nit1~ .
They
hyouiht them Lo ni r shall
(arid 13.seruble{I Ihtt omits .
IFIttInj the p .Iits a'
rr.yuired, - 1 h4milk
Lroublt'
I LtpcricISc'cd v.'as u'iih (me
t5 -1]ulcl-bc , Lustomet . This
punk was a iiatis't, of New
Yvrk C'i Ly, conic down I o
r}ur part til , thru coutttty III
t'rLli~_htvil us, poor. ignorant
Fu2I 1rqil, virw shrwlrtg Lime mounted on Colt-mode 641rru
gtit1s .
.lflrurtted on %hIIp-iric dr rceertier,
Irillbilllts as to him the tlut,idt world hchaved .
I Ic' Wa, (rm. Ell' their people Lv'hrl t ;tlked all the
time. arid '5lw t lie did lie ani'nnr' I'Ite gcL in a few
ti51rri]3 he didn't hear ,Lnythiriv ihey said iincr h1A
Ln3nd vras uc'uiipitcl with what he Nvos Woing to s1 II
ne:kI- This E!115' Imughi sct'crr;ll rd' these i]niis Uriirlt
me.dill ruinA L'teii one of thi~rn . iii .tii]iie of "wait
1 IIIItI hiI to the- rr]ntr]n., Zit' tried cvtri.ihin. he
could Ihinh of to mt'difN- ilker to fire fall
autorn.itit ;Ind Ilthirt5'kt` "irnpfrwes" them . I Iinallti
ge11 A I I coLild %ninrl of hint ilnLI ran ham off. III'
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1:rr.TJ'Lt .- I :ir. : _' r.; Ior . i .i1 :'1 I }l!r!liIVV.J .`I'I.'llrI - iIII'rc'1k1I XLE- I4'E !'.
PREMACE
SefiC L'l1t 011 SJ7LCZdc IOirj r~ r it ~
11A-, ruins Ll :iinic kl -ve.rv
c then p in ~If' 11 as i-i%% I I1-+I .
1'i17allV, i3t e - LliC IuLal
rH ;LrLt 1 w .r
s,~si J.ied, 1
414 . 4-IIII .-II(t1 atI+-urtisi Lhc
LJIIJ)C . r ri 1 :4`IFr :r a"c-rrll'?FIl,` .1~
along ;vi Eli i LI)ap.Ar.a11u
adLIpLMr and rn i ayinr iii
scVv rH l n H i ion :fil ptlbli-
c ivtlr- A touEiIt ul f gun
magazine ;; mane them fav-
Kir{IluJe i . c'nLion, and it
Wa5I i t 1 rrr I g Iri'IOLC: Li s4-:art}'
rnarl,et was -m--ate d .
Ahfrtlt
Ehis
Lt111 .
Lllough, 1 mute a serinus
rrlt5t kr . I ncglccli'd tt
t2l{e 7hlo C[}Jh!ikdt..rdLinrl dItr
Fa-Cc that my 9verI~.! 1'.
c'+istomcr didn't bother to
ri-ml rri
intil rrliiicTn sheet .
I had hLI i1t 111 d' I15}i s1 f.~~1t
adapturs to fiL L}le hirge.s t
rn,rg:Irinc, well- I had
C .11r~i11Jrlt4 .t ;'tl, ii rid Llit'
i(INLrUCLicrn SLL e t Iltiiit
enclosed withQR1A urLi(
dirGLted the custnmFLr ro
rcjiicc the -%vidth of L:he
A:IIawl sli%hL1v unLil iL wm,
Il pLish fir iii thc, 11lYg iiiii i
opcriilng . Lis requited . I x1,io
supplied rccoil spring'. iliac
were slij;lAlk> InhOTr Chon
nrcdcd, specifvi11g IIiaL
Lli-ust: should b cut, one
r.c it z ;~ rime, until
saElsIacL&'r1' 1rl[ILLioni
WFLS
ahEnilled,
111v
[ n stnletio115 also e?Lplai i l ed
[hat Lhe- ndrmounting
pill
hrlliP sometiinis r1 'd iicd
Lncvii g 5I1,l St]Y_
S [ii nl. I
af l- T I 17 r~1 n
Filling orders fear thes-~ I
got a phon-e call k0111 a
man in I-Inricla . Wirhoip
preanlble I .e pEY.}c1:udt`LI to
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c:w II nlL2 cvv cry lout rianit hL2 could tISirile uC
t".C.fl u .f1k. ti1Iunp, Me IEtiiI rhr Unit I sent liirn
vVJ .n'I, "- .(rlkL
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pistrll ti,"r',;I h fl(5 c- rikd Iticscin . This open-bolt
VC IShc]t] ILd ]LLLvL I1.111gL',*bIV Lrigger pa rts L h a L
pivo.L Oft Liu , LlIIt L :rIJs1 iPill ns rjs Lhl cFriginFil pHrl .L~
and will lire both ris .a fiil1 o r f lltii#11i1 fi1~1 (L I
madc and sold se-coral of Llitfst . but Alt -. r a tiriir-
CVell Lhhi}Ll!h I wuL~fill I . I'urnishinp l}errs -l
1] c - :imr rnni: rr dah .Llt thel .r lega1iLV .111.d
Chef:1)rlrinll(`d i Lcnl r1s ;1-cl1 .
Stvk'r,Ll ]Launch~` JJ ;O, is I prepared La] puL Lh15
l)ctc]lk Lri~rL11L~r, I I ) I i I I i JI nct.%I Lip pc-r rf'~'r'i.'cr
assembly and o nl .'i?,,'17.ii1ILs a1iIiifjr iii illLi: ri1JL
Vcision rht]L Used thestandard
Jower receiutr
dwS&'1n1ilv . I ill5 .u bLlilt Ls rsrtLA upen-bo[L pistol
III, 11siri my o .n parl~ in rl,e trigger
fllC'r1~71~i c m rl w lirtorc . Tll c-~c Lvcrc fabricated
prilfadl4 fur IFhLitl?gri.tpl]iL: pur4]oscs, to Llsct ill
illustrating this hook- These- prrr.s iinr1LIdcc l
severiLl sliEht imprnvc'I - 1N1rs' :
I7xrrL[Ic' IALIt'r
versLOns 2]ld fLlntutim1-fd quite wr134v
Eic :F . IL:Li- II(! I
LL2 'a SUndard hlwer receiver,
1 k1'n, jiIFlLIhOllc TI-be riLl1Q I VVOS PLlttEL7g tLLL'-
firi s1r i g rlMFchcs on rlic book, atiotllel' 'eLIadLL,
cart(:L]rrtiJ. ( ll ruts pritsSv l LIie SO-Bulled "Crime
1301" flf 1994 . and 5iii1dolrily' Ir wc ,.r rrr:ovcQ ,
Jchich had heel .c .IIiil ~. I'rlr .1iO Crt X80 eLIC fh,
sk
cIctecI to 811 as Lin, price trl' nic1rt than $ 4110 _
Even ~tiilrs, no more. r.arl he prt]rhicod,
Realizing the problem This -xcauldu usi if Am
tire cver ean3e WIieiL I Me W- 2 s C0 Iiir][i d lc] I ii 11 41
L1 L;irn or rermin defenseless, I lent h .ek
,grid AeNignr'r1 :Bi-fl ilitlr a slibstitiirc love}' L1 . :iL IS
I--I- ac :l-
x
ILFiLJL U,iILA Ir1]r]ur(I ,h(d rn lAI ktii ih ncIcl~'c1-in
gusa.t- and The rcsult i fWTl lrllly qI]I Iv xl hit
si iirdier chant the origiital, akl]vLI L] la rd r, lL
clues . Iui~LrL~rr. pria .ide Lin LlLernativ'e thatt will
;FlIlitil~ ih1h hllilrler Iu construct the enti]c gun front
raw ma i-~rials .
T'ILc Ft[L, th-uii, as doEcril>e d in this I)o0k, ciIn
IML'. 1]Luill H'i L'ilh1'r Fi ril'la' (Mr pisIf) l, opc.n or closed
hnlt, sl?l11li . c]r filllsigt1Il(1lktiit : . NLll1 with Lithrr u
self-contained L oL L ai5d rulutriJ N Ij ri [] J aSsurn blv ur i
Js&'L~iL=r bo1L Lhut uses Lhe original rte .' nil
xhriri+g/l L111+Fr .ii .%emL)l.-
. AS
thing-.q
MA ncl A prcscM , ii ix likely that an'~
L'crsiOll Of (itiis g{lll 5% IPUJd I]c: L]IL-!.L1L ii Lrianu-
faeLLie.ed ir1 iL i k'lLl.l7x'.t~- Hci t1'vc'f, 11 ' Ll3c : L'14F~L. fI-I]CFIL
version 1Ft the Llppi'r T4'.c rive 'Il Lgciiibl3 11,
With an Cd-StLng leku'er re iti p', LL wLiLalcl irroual ly
bu eonsidcrid a leg:]] gun . I U%L how this male&s
t-il hi-r 4c-, r sicrn all mort' or less lethal and
eIFiiig'rciiI sshun the other is bc- and nic . Pitt flit
{Iirikti . ihS +Yc piny Lc} drt'arn up suL'h rules tieem LO
L11inh Li1aL ihf] ii IFiWl Will . in sc7mc. ahic~n,
recli]s - s'. erin>Ic .
I L L qtr a]3 l}' reetz'i1Lnkrndtd LLi ;{L r e ;tLJers
4'LIrL:fLlIJv research all laws t:i}neerninu hLlildirlp, or
pc}kkekink; such a firei]rnl before fis]is1iLL]g aiid
H5 cmbi3ng the Burt . Lrtfini%lied parts ire mil
supposed tir be illeg?ll, but thik tort may rhangr. .
Ek ,- .1rc-rill .
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MATERIALS
AND TOOLS
[Awpop-_4~1
SLi ..eL III k LiLI . its LJ .wr
1ri Lltii Frrajv{ :Lp
t : an
u5LLallly be cbtaiiicd ]aca Ely. AIi 12-gauugc ma tcrial
Ca-n, AS rL nJk_, lice hiitnd in ih< c a mt :IriI c}711T] .N anal
metal Lalbricatic n pldiits 1f p
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bC SIF5Lic'ril1c L l rover :I hlriing tank Burr{ r and
1] e 1LL .LI
, ~: LLILLILu L[It' tt2FIII " a LlneaIcd
I . i
misnt }n -,vt :aN iiiJLCI hcrr'- % nce Ihee hardtun .a
LTLiitV. :[LLl Ca bi , iii idu wiii LII]Ie by him tin IL LSF a
iLnperaturc k1['~&1 ire 1.f)f)I]
(if'grfir k ar]rl ilhlwing
i~ Iri rr)ULl 01mI3 .
41 ~O IS CAIL71e! ; LiIbing . as LLSeJ h-c.re, c .mn be
rrdi n'rl From the fa71IiI -Wing LIpplivr :
Wicks. Aircsatt Supli Iv
410 PUw Sl,,
.rhs is the hesL krlurct . o f suppiv L'ar ri L unh
Lfl-e tLlbing but aJsrl 4 1 ~O anti 4340 rciorlLI SLCIrh,
aswell ~3 i1 ;Lt src~r-1; riF rhf- i Imc maLeri :L] . NfFt
LLIII LIr12 din a sau(c1 fur
all ni 1 11 IC hcAi-ire;1l6IiIe
%IreI rrcluircil- I7uI IILVxt
irr nict pcople . . I'Vanc
.hip h,I xiraLL wilh Iargv.,
J rnoga i3L Stcel CO7npa nie5
whn r1 rin'I rel ;L I1 ; ur.LnL Lit
dcal ILL b.1 I .1IL IILIIILLLLLSt}'.
aIn rial1
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r sra+~~tii~t~ i{ ii r r r E
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iia wc~cJca 1iie .
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_ fL 55'i- .~tal ;Pra I-a rr tier?Y;
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, -nri 171,y it. .u rh LL' .
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erwrlwrce 1x re rimedi frc .rn a-,;NL's upir coojinfi
MATE FIIAL} AND TOOLS
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Stcr1 ILyig,ari iir girt.
.rill
rp.aeclnrlhlr- Pri xtI -{g11 rhc fG1[ uxctuLte :
NId(LeIIl. 1(:r Alrins
P.O . Box 129
F .er]{sir (iiv,'I .\ i 7 777 1
I .vc'n hcfor .- cliff assault wrxFa{]I1s 133'11 u'L :rlI
jut'' eITr.{ :r, m w, L ilIppIIc rs wdthhC's
-C and or hlcL
surplus
p .11t'raked
LFir it hrit'tLN L i r L,-,t rti3Ii3'EHl1I
level 5 wir17 rh rni-.q k81;ci-L Ldcci that t11crc wouldI Iir.
4us:EL a dcniind f'Or these thilt rustorn,.N % oiilrl
pay the priCQ, 'l FLC & ii,~r r3 L' Ma1ii!hcster i rins,
L13Id riii rpi t'nI lti this r she still has -~aml 10,1,000
STcii ]napazirtes !3r1 IixnLI_ 1Err T1rin iL, $4 f?tirh her
rll .`k*' rn L I'rini .-iLl{f S2 K- cLi far used. Y 3'u rli :u.I)L
{ipDrlt tiff IiELJL - r rl r7Lil iif.ETSL' IL,ii{FIn~,r tool of tlic sank
time . L'fi st -nakc- lnadilig Lhe r[lagilfigals
con sid .ri]h1v r,asier .
Barrd blLLnL% ilr1 it aiklke fri rrl n nismhf r :
sources . Most are tisl'NL t+~L+~- Fur surge 20) Y-earS
ILCrw 1 h .j 1'Ihtsiiner1 most uF my barrels FE-0111 L1le
follo ing SiLp17Lier :
L. R. Shaw
Thorn; Rimn I Knad and Pre5ky
Brid ciIJc~, R J ~f) I
i1ii
b#c i [ arc L'u lly - &rokd as mist that F
Ti ICA:-I 110/t1i
j
.ulr,{I }L{J{
IS -L'.'Li .!{]1xl~ r ~I ;,r3' 2.'l}' ~OL
u'3',
L
have had e .43erif-l1Lt will ind I .rr lsolrar than
SIlrfLt. And, ]i1. most pcoplc I deal t{irEi a tieuond
U1 1W . the 8)11 .14 iLL F-R- ';6n- riru ih-cunr, hc]pful
I11'rIPI(
tun[ikc sane oaf the iirhiiga(III .' uTlrtrt Al c i - k .N-
at omeo
ref thi' nrhr'r eimipunles, who sccn-L rr fcc1
L1L .iL aht :1re dsFin ,r vrnu i Favor if they c`rrnrlr~ r nri
to 5L'l1 'flu S(JIT1L',Iklf]J; .I-
tnitll parts, suoIL as l1LL; ' fl c ; rbinc 1LLt3JJ
x )rings, hammt:r springs, lZLitnln ers, rriggcrs,
hli]7S, pLtl_ :Iii Mfr irn, arv ,jv ;iil :il)lq- Jrg3m rhf
IIIIIcrwin~_! V n]r-C c :
UiiAIi1y I'-H#5 :.O.
p,o . Rox 1479
RUuNt:%-LIL Trt#iI Y3
Windliii ], NIL 0+062
The pcoplc It
uaIit3- Rirt .i ;{laic] IruiILl Lhc-
F3uSlI]LlrJsla-r vI rsic)ns ru ibc N,11i arkd have huili
Lind sold
complete
firrarrnw II7 thL rnifiLLrV. 11,['lr
parts, lil~-(-. Fkit -Cci]lrplct~: SLLni . :ire t ]p q uuliLN .
T J )ti:v c:]l only tlew parte, hiii iimimlly for ics1
money than 1110"11. t)1'LtL sale Lf;;c sEl~ t r wins kr
wt)rr] I ILJ I kink .
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ift:e' u re . iti.' u Irk hL ;il . L, Iw X1141,
A !ILLi1iPI- I'lU4 .]Irl'- YVili :- IV II J0 i i:f r16IrLd'Y
rrt . a l lrroli.rh
I .?a . :( 4JLPE''i ! .+!'1S r~{JE~,_r;'
ii re can fx dc+rLsc Iifilr
tl~c:'i,
MATERIA . S AND TOOLS
111r ., Lv .'rlr'r is -opobIL' .7f h`1!( . TM, and sf11F, wel,iinfi
il
( .haniherrentncrs
Lire ii%ailuble from the
fr}lln-LIAiig Ir.altre
CLymer 1fg. Cir .
1645 W. Hamli n 11t ad
1-{,idIi .- 41t :r IIEIIs. All 48-309
I lere mg,iiil. 111avc used these cli ;irnher rearnr.rs
.C`Vf .`T the conIparly has lart'II -rn l}uxlnl :ik, .1 nrl
t'VCII before wheLt 4 -was vti+'xicd by uLher pe(1pie .
I here RYP 1"IroIir' Idler 1Ur our purpo.w .
No doubt there are Ot]Itr supp[icrs who
pr(J itle elufll L111 l it'-, I'iarrr'W!w, and dependullilit4
[' 1y endnrsemi nt of those listed here is not
iiikELded As a slight rsr .117.volle 1'4KL . 1.1 c11, killl]LIxl
Hrly;u.itU L:1stu," Myv experience wick rhn ,; c,. Ii-tcd hr14
hr i >IZ?Iii,
11enuugli that I simplh never
bothered rri Irlr1 L wir-Oicrc cl}c,
~'ev rat r .1 my. other books inrJ i lairly
thuruuzh discussions of trills ar d cr
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u l&-p i r!ij . I IVII.i-
' : I'L- I il iy . trr!c! L f -?c .ri rig open . I r- -.- i ti.
THE AR.- I SIM 16
'k lo i gp i :V4 ,ii , r, , q
I I lil. i i i u Lor VkjIL iWd wh J 1 41r arl K~r
cgn drbVh
4i , rtgwhc!QL. . -randipig di5c-,% . arc
~sWOU I I PLLIU!,Ljrri .%i 11 ;411?. wiff ;-fime in h a riJv
U'01J' 1---d
'VFfl flEL' .11 rf(!LO'
1. '" .u5 iij-em-w . ; aroforimcij av; rifimmi .l .
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rt ci.!L *ili1irng lmrac'li ; oies L{cri V[Ler. be
c.- fuALLJ
.l qi . 1t :'r,rartly, Nfost are sILJI occlirciree 411 ;'1 co+ter
'kiJu0 .
I haw lcari ed ret:enLly that several difUrcrrt
I1L2JcFljELrIiii11 importers ire pc'uscnily rnarketlmt; n
I a irI' eompacL cutnhination I,-Lthc . mailing
trnachinc, find drill press . While most of Lhrsc' are
upparfnrly madc iii the ~~imr phii : .` N,3d have- a
r.ocnnio11 deiign with diFicrent btand names
rillitrcI, the best al~prarLo
be one c~illci .1 a
u~itl~p.' Thh is prirnnrily because ii has u hnle
Ihrough the spitidk. LhLuL is quite i hir liErgcrthaLl
llic others . This vs'ill jillow the W'LIUILI -F}c' g1 in
hi]il3f~r to chuck Lilt ILLLrr*'i o-inil chamber and'.!
thread tltecn cup close to the [leadsLULk with the
litilk of the barrel cm ending, through thefi[LirullL' .
fhis bratld also has a li -tngcr Lr4Js slide '.'which
MATFRIALS AN-~) IN)LS
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r ;irill ~eh-s~eec? rind~ry'r,'L!~ do nt~~m, riX rh .a it,ii~ii+x
rrtui: .hmrn
r.r. roI4 : .!L
does diuhicc duty as a milling than the
other hraridti 1 ho-air.SCCn . ULLe 1)1' iLtcse
niaa . hinv'.-if then are ay guud- would be.
rclatively inexptnsive and require rtnly a small
arnUunt Of SINICV . 1 iFLIUi1d to obtain onr in iho
near Fan arc fur use in preparation (if a book on
home work.ahop survival wcapon . SI-Atr iiun+'e1 .
1'lcase ] Ote that i hi scippliei.s Iisicd E1erc
xs re in hcisincsi at the addresses listed
when
this buck was puhlished ; an,i suite they are ,Lll
. iLrhle rnrl7 sin c-s, I LIssume this th~ -V still arc .
PIL.',Jsu don't ccEmplrlin to me or the puhli,Iwr it
this hrtq ck rtgcd .
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Fi)r hrirh rh&' rills and pistol versionL is Made i'r1 iii
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stumle4s tubing vAth
A wall iiiiv kLic s i of .120 inch . 1 h irs is a srandard
sire, avaihiLde from mu.St metal supple house', . It
L ;kri aIsi) In - n1pia1ned IT--(}m airc'rah 1.)111ldingg
rriwr
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E'DUAfISTANTI'? AFCUND 21R--UM;E-REt CE OF
RECE .'VFR_ 34RR=L R'JSIIING IS'V ELDELI IN
PLACE THRO JGH TH E5r-
F-%i?WF , RUSHING
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A.LL t-3L: Li .]i }1~}rL is nl~.tchinL:d En the right siijt~,
ijS %hn%,n in Fkirlgrar41 #'? . Ihcrc are per-plc who
%V1 11 1111 .0 5L IILaL LI]IS 1)C)L - L rrtcd 1LiL E1c rieirk .as bid
as the o1tie shi3w]ti_ The,t will N - 111 VO]] t fial it i .
etasieT for dirt and dcbri,, Ii} get iJit1 .L LJic l2ri ;c' Pirrt
Thcv d o nut tL I I you that it 1s ilsi} eu!icr t'nr dire
;Lnd dt E1riL, I[1 ~!t I 0LJI I}I' 1h e I :,rgt pr:,rt . '1 here i .,;
iLIsrr 1cL4;c1-i nec ref c,.mpi raSN slrikirip rhL- c(i1121
ci the LLty;er pLr1t dttd F .Llli[Lg Lack Lit LJIC'AL
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CUU!iin , t hti 2 ULLM U1 WIL1 . I h lx his htJppt']311d 4513
iiIJmure it[s 1]L'L' .1Sz1)175 With -small cicrti n ports .
\[xL. .c ~uur cI1cJLi, - t'-
T1 LL' IL'IiuLIi%% 'L - .ISFI, tc) i11.A'I]rrh1nmIal{ 1lie
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COCking r]r - i-ii giitip,, h :'r,rkli~, i . cur iii Lh-'
1Lt t ,idc ill A IU' :30 LI'Jock . IIr .115 , 114JSifliDn a,49
above The centerline': when of~w-eLi Earn the Irar-
Ihc 'dog; Irg" at the r1pprr tear SCT\1s as a , ;Lfet-'
ir1 thr u[]erL-lJirli version . ,\lthimgb it is na .L
rc~,hlir rl fr~r Ih r1c r~! bcl1 . i t ; ; 11 Licr-c a :;I WE-
110[d %INM t[ ]LlC1ULIe1.l .
A 1+ -ilich-riid -401, .?01F irii I7 1[3J1V,, [I]13NI 1]V-
t'IJt [FE'61rir1[rly ;1t Ille1'rr.Lnl Face of Ibe IIiTI!2ded
h,Jrrc 1 hi I,hiii , :In [1 cellflu,
top c c ntc-ilinc . Tht'
li,caliiig pinVLl flit- J;rI rrcll Lrid [xf flit: IUarreI fiix
fnL1) this and k,-c'pti th,v HrrcE Jj,t1,irvvii in ir-
i fsrrcc tposition.
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While three difftyrertit halt a s i~ihIie ti wrr
+i'wi ii the Follotiving diagrirllis-die.,
IIriVr iL
tllJLLLi1(F11 C(InIigl1r ; I115'7 .1i i,1 r {F ; the. Size-I lid
shape oof iFw i1Iagr~ri110 tiIIIS . IIIc 1 .00 11 rLUSL', Lirici
IIic, Cxzractor cuts . (Ir vcrsiills i Fir usr ire Ehrr
I)JIrI1-I}L]Il ~,' LirL .Imi h :i sl LbbecI integral Eking pin .
knarhcr, -kw'hic-h A, th(' LiAn-ic Jcingth1 amid diat7Jeter .
LI; intelldedl UP he l:L?iitrjiried enlir0 ,, inmrle the
receiver, n -i king Vaxsibk a1:11-01;Q41-W .11 11jstol
version . The thirdv. cJ full-Itr11~,LIl IFt}II inicnil-U.tl
I'1)r 11ki' x%irh the original recoil spring and bul'1'cr,
'Fhis is Lilt I}rlc. Vu L!Sc if the unit :s to be
LLlLrru}Irungril will-I IIlv ori ;;inal .22 . Ltpper
r e i er assem~lti
r5r'i i Lh{JLL h SC'LLrul of the dimensions are the
si1111C I I }r i . I Ihr{'a : 1 WC luill -Ell-SC
Ill(: ~'0Lj3C1:_LjCti01
details -of .acli cttic !~r,~pdraLvl , This will eniail
xL.Irlic rue titian EbuL mill- ill,(] Avoid r.finfirom-1 .
OPEN BOLT
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Dpcn-boltversion
should In cuL Lo Emgtii
" ;LIi balk cnd6 squared . . buIL noise i .s turnfdl nn
C'ILr rfld Oil lLl. I1t,Ii Lv4I'- ' I h I s vdiuiiId c tcri . 150
illch FcLl'ard fins di-c ho1LI,*L y ItrOIJL:r Lend hLik-u
III i)UL-5idu dijmcter of .550 inLl7 if uc .e ] as a
9L1LJ]1 . Ti L .-15 vrrsitrn shI7LrI{! Tic' .6 -10 inch . A
vnirterborc sLig[ttly larger Llians LIic ~jalrtridJf
IltiiI IS CUL .100 inch deep- This should hwe an
irlliilt' LliiLmctur #Fi -4fK0 inch rcr the 9Lnrn or 4.$l
inch for iiI-v -45- II] L1a: c unt.e r of thi,, ae fixed
ILM100- -"dig
BOLT
L'iring pin- .1060 inch in diarnetnr, i.s I`irw d . This
w h i it l l L I h-i. L a hcnn isphcrical point and protrude
,O5U irL12l1 I'rwll Lh-: IKIIL fiAcu. A fairly simple ~{av
Lo krn3 this i5 to clvrle an rx erl-r ill'', 0r 172'--
rcntcr-clicting 31S-inch end n.h1, iii LIJ1r IILELv L. ;Ail
siidh driJJ i:hut`k . With the 15nit turning in the
I- .rjtIckit:l C'L7M1 .11-ii
cnd rwill. is fed into the bolt
taco >rd ih rhtr tail ~trjvk, TJ A} will l'irrm L he i rig ide
diameter sclme .020 inc--h tcF ,il2"; in,+ 1i1r{I i i
1 . 1 ,:11 'erL J'JJL-iwfl Lr1 L
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[Injji. .iirlrttilPn
ut the case of the 9ntilm nntl the open er~ntcr of
rhrM111111 1g
"-III leave i sittIll projeeLiarn
LhJt tan he turned to furni the (mint, 1 .i ii trtlng a
lath.: cutting tool gmltrrtl to Form it, The outside
cutting, edge of Lhis same Ir I ril i* Ltsecl ui brint; the
counlerhore to thz currcet di .imi r er,
1Vith this Hccomplished, tho halt is ru c-rsed
in the Lathe churh, ti%Ii ruupan a hole or sufficient
We to aLc pt the
recoil
spring is drilled . s shi iwn
in 1?irli;rain #4. 1'he hole dMnrt'reer %hould he
dightf% Idtrprn Own the spring u4t`d to as~iire rata
mo4elElc'rlt ,Jf the spring ati it compresses_
In the pry.tuttp e gun. lhc- spring used
meutiured -3- S inch in diameter. The hIJII , mas
drilkci v%lth a "W"' drill measuring ASt, inch iii
aliamrtcr A 25/64 drill, which ineasures .19f16
inch, Wntlld he equall% SatisLictorv. .A shij o bevel
.houses he frrrru - , ti at the t'nGrt .nce of the hulk,
which UPLII aIisist in reducing l`ric L itJn and hindfug .
lk hiss the belt is chucked rli ilu~ position, the
rear end of tht' Ixj-& e :rrx he reduced in di8rnL-l t'r
as shown in the diagralrr . This is required to Alnut-
the h1'rIi Io Ira v [ entirelv t,t Ilie rear of the
recel.v r. with the snt,iller-di .imeter Irr :yrlion
lricrvirsg freely inside the rc,ir nicaunting hrackct .
I -hk: bolt is rrox+ securi-EI in IhL- rnWin,
inachinc- rise aml a slotviii Ll'JWfl the r'tiria't c.i.rrtcr
BOLT
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AIV4,aJllr i .I rjrcr,~ .'f' IN rL .I A'rl1r e rid JIlliL
using a 5 .18 inch end will. The :lot should he cut
to a dc1rth that just meets the outside diumeter of
the bolt bars{ md J length of ?_250 inches . UI n
completion of
III Is ' a alccpcr SlnI is cut aII)ng rich
flick A the Cauitti . Facing a 1 r8-illc'fl entl mill . '1 ht-
,,eare
to pra:rvtdc clearance for thc maga7itrr lips and
the ejector . The slut on the ,`extractor side sltculd
he cut to a dcl}tit iighik less than dial ul" the
inside c{:unrerhore_ The other sick must he Ctl1
approtiirndlcly .I00 Inch deeper to clear the
extractor . Prolthrlti done, this will Irft'e a strip 114
inch wide that i. the sartlt c3cptl7 as the hcrttorrr of
thcL hills, tiuse . 'I hesw-Oor5
must he tut long;
enough to clear the back side of the naaiazinr ran
the one side and the raga of the extrirr-ifir rin the
rtllrcr . Next the hnli i' rotated 1 , degrees and a
cut made riaovtirt the wide- Ir k rhcn roil{Feel hick
.M1 degreei in the rather direction and a rnatchiii
n'IiL male. l'heye;wrill rIo e]+r rit :Itch Lhe rn.riga?.itlc
,,ides tic hilt providing ample clear ;~rtix between
the UL}IL and n,,rgLtLiftt .
The extractor cut i+ ultiide L' ith a US-inch end
millill a ten o does: positron A hcri '.w %Ctl Ironi
the fronm . 'I hr slut should he r:itt to the ijim-de
edge of the , bolt tuose a .:uwlnterbore . A ,prinp,
pocLei is cut to the ~almc depth at the extrernr
rear end r -If tlir' 4lul I_Iwiri a 1' Ifr-inch end mill .
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sh1c.tvs)lni C? ii, Deter.
(I OSEE) ROI 1'
I' hr shirt closed hoot is iii is in theySltt1]C
rr.ann,~r andlo Llic Sane rwrside dirnensinns,
k :%Tu pt Lh;iL in .4tcad ci the fixed firing ttiri, a .1)70
inch 1bL1lcis drilled ill the cenrer of the hull
Lriuntcrbore, A No. 50 drill is curreir For this,
Before the ()1lILLcrbore is cut, tliis Ijule should In
started with o renter drill . fc:d by thetai[
stork
4-IMA. 7 he drill is there used to drill the xmrill
hale approximcrreIy i .1 luck deep. The L:xat:t
depth Ldes;L'1 matter since a larger ht,k, dulled
rc.rm the. ra11po ite end, will Lr.III rr L' most r+f it .
This srriull drill.ILoLL1d he wirhclrawn
41Ld leaned
fr(,ItLtcntlv', and ampl}- Iubricatvd . C,}11LL:r+r~'i~l` it
may vrrt< will seize and break ulT in the halo . 11
the:.: Lhoxrld happen . You rniplil as well Ret ;;r1r.7thcr
lrac'cc' of rnatrriall acid start over, Sitlt'L that Wr}ulcl
provc tareasier than git tinX the hrnken drill
uuL .
I h1-. counLrrbure can Iirpv-, be cue to iIk fu]]
Jepih and rli,iincter, remrbring an,, truce Of rhr
livers ifed hole, mule by the cenror drill .
SinLc thV Firing-pile design ticorl iii the
rrioinal boIi- +SuuId hv h ;-,rd to Improw- nr.u we w -111
tree it in eiir bolt. A ;,urplus military firing pin
ditjuld be ac .gLiir(-d bclore the Dolt is Sri chine+ En
.i{Ccp t it . These are pli iiiiiurl at present . and at a
good preen . 1i none are avo-iilable, wire` can hr. I:+1IIc
turned isini the' dimension,; and dirtl.tion ..s
slyi .itt'nin the 'm i I Parts chapter t,l}ianralrr r+42 E .
1hL halt body is TeVe-lscLI ill the lathe eliiirk and,
,tarring the Ii ole;+wish a center
drill_
an opening to
120- r
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accept the . Firing pill i+ made . I - ItiS opening will
cmasist of thrrt diameters, four if the firing pin
hrcle nose~ hole already tlrilJed i' courytA, Mart by
driliiii ~Nith u Fi1 -inch drill to a depth of 3
inches. This +lc'pth need riot be exact, but cknsr-
a p p rrsxi m i ion should he kept . 11115 is followed by
drilling with A irk-inch drill try a death slightly
less than 1 .451) Inches-
Flees portion requires a square, or Hut.
ShOL1lder ar th+! bottom- It c~ln k EurineL] Iy i using
..i 4,'S-inch ericl mill ttii roach the final depth '1hic
shcni ld ht' us :lose if.) the prr- -v iously rnri,r hated
depth of I .4 O u -aches al", 1I(ISSIile, A tirnallrr hole,
- 120 inch it, clirinietcr, extends frLiiI I i he bottom of
the 14-inch di,tlrrcter portion to a point just
behind the Milt raft. . This hhoulrl Ikivu a total
del}tl, tit 4 inches . Since orLairiar' twist drills ul'
stiffici-~rit leliV'ih are not iiurmally availahlc from
hardware- stores and the lil.e, and cven thaw
olrt,iined thrall?IL special order are bruber rind
ciihjCCt to cast' hrf rllsigt , we can make up a
suitrrh1e drill for this pin-pose I' ;Airly easily.
Chuck a picce of l,'-1 inch drill rud that is at
IL~ List 4 inches long 1 iLLCftes if veil cwr intend to
iivike rep the Full Hcgth bolt described iie-.."a) wind,
Lrsirtg the tail stock rhth L drill a hole i .n one end
using a No . i I drill_ This, 4f course. k started
with a r.et,rrcr Llrill- which b, 1i03Y should bL'
siandrircl prActicc . Ther drill is Iliori reversed and.
wiil1 i small r)MLOLint of flux applied, lnI. Etcd into
the hole just drilled Rntl silver-sold rcd in placc .
The end of the drill protnidn cg from the. drill roll
l:it should prril rude at lensi 1 iLidi1 must hr :
protected from the heat used try wilWi-4Lwtder it in
place to lircrent drrung the Leniper, it will likclu
be ncece%kale-' to pulish the larger 1/4-inch sccticlii
V, here iL Wets hcatcd litl'ure. it will eater the W e
frccly. The depth of Iliese holes cstn hc regulated
c:lnccl}, through the LIsU ul' stops made by
f.istening +Muse-iiiting r -0Ilar'S aruurLd the dill
sterns . or extensiows . '. mth The Ckact lenigila tL? drill
the holes extenainq, Such c:uflars can ho fastened
in place 1Vi111 solder OT t-l)() .tr,'.
this hok design requires rWCI srnull-diameter
recoil sprint ]ixA I t_'d on either side of Ow firing
pin_ The I't~cuil springs ii vd in the military' Nil
carbine irv t cl9 suited For this . Tlt :p are plerttifutl
al td cheap . The dii imeror of Lhuwe i .5
approximately .21t;0 inch . 1hc, holes Lu accept
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L7A>4-int-.h lti11, which rncr+ciirt~w .26L% inch, will
sL.'I Ve Well Cure this . '1 here bolc-L, ,houlJ be ?."TO
inches deep and m+-nsure .80(} inch mart From
cenfLT to ctni .ti %Aith -4t1() iiicli on eaclti sidecif
the cetclerline,
:1 slril i -nusi l cut, }7s shown iii the lr.-i ing .
t{t pcrtilit the hamn - ' r 1 .1) mow~ krwuid far
c-ni'up.h in Ct}ntact Lhe firing pin . This is tlutlc' by
ul ;,ntpinq the bull iii a veriical pnsition ilk the
rctilling rriachinc trid cutting it wirli a -i~srh
-end miLl . 'I his slur should be , .S75 inch deop,
provided that the t}wrall 1cii tli of 4 .2110 irrrlies
is IJILercd rri_ L'hiS vii Il prov ick a 5hcyii3cltr su t h}>,t
when thc- hammer is fully I -urward tht firing Pin
+rill protrude -1151 inch rhrckugh the licll face .
The distallec (ri,rrt [tic cr+1re.mc front of the boll
nnse to this shoulder shnuid bt' 3 .3'-) inches,
Firing pits l)rotnusiorc can be
checked
and verified
hti- pushing the firing pin fnrward-prefeaibl~'
wish the rulurn spring in r lave -Hitch wwwiih the
shoulder ~m ri irieasuri3t . thil pruirusirm with a
dcpth microtticrer.
.Ai the 1tiearion shown in Diagram 65, ,1
cros ktiise hoic .. i ; drilled for si pin to keep the
rrirg pin in place_ A closie-fitting plug should 1w
inwrted in the firirig pin 15+ilc. while. this hokc is
drilled r[i pruwide siipporL for the drill. Othcrwise
the drill mill "crccr" or - crawl" [o ,., -ard the
unstIE1hfrted side and r-d most ccrlainly break .
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The Dull-}cnDth bolt . which is io be used tvith
the, r,rIE;inal recoil xiarin ;, is mid-P in rhr tiiinc
:nrinner ewept that in this (- awe it will have all
overall ltn gth o! 6 .950 inches . The reor portiuri,
intiu*urjng, x .750 inclheS IIItlg . is tLfrned to .o
diamcacr of .990 inch, This i siirc5 ilisi it tivill
Slide, u1thout hmdiiig, irrtii+.le the spring hnrisirr ;.
this tilac, llke hacnnier slur poet be cut aw shove
in Di ini A, ~% i I h a flat shouIdf-r y .12 ~ inches to
the rear A' the bolt's Font- .ird lace, us before, and of
sufficient lrngEh to allow the 6mtncr to trawl
FOLV,;Lrd and hack witF)Iirrt inicrt'erence . 1A hilc not
a tu .>lly it :3 eaicic'.r to rut this slot all div.
'~,-rL' t}ircu t h the built kILR from tarp to bottom than
r.he pi)rhAl a epI}L required .
U OL.T
keir'.'ie'V.' of open bo .! 1u ,'I I ;Ir'+~ i'T+,Ltir'+.i h .dL IflglC) .
Hii' e.mractur pin holes are in the snipe
I+jeutinn on ;,II E hrcc' vcrsiotrs arLd should he
drRllCd with the extractor clamped in pIac'c lu
ensure thrit i htx- line up eycact.l~-
The cDcking lever, or ohenirioog ltandly, is
also of the 5~intc diviti siuns and in the ti7inc
luc'LLtican on all three i'ersinns_ T1re correct
loc..ration for the liule in the bolt is fixed by
markirrg ils IocatirFn thrnLIP,11 the retciver .slur
with tlw halt in
place
and in the clnccd L}usitiuru .
HIV SrprriEtin .g 11,111M C rrln~l ncot cunuet the Front
of tht- 'Jut, IfPos.-.13)1e,
rhi . link shutLld he drilled
in the milling rnachirre with a slightly iindcrsiacd
drill burl finished with a 3/h-inch end mill .
forming_ a flat 111JUom in the hnle_
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FULL-LENGTH BOLT
LOW
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The I .)Lar'rrI l. s) rrtit'{I rri this prOlect reAluire a
rcraii.inng ring MCzi :~IlritIg 1 irlvh in dirlrtw..ter.
11~rroFrrrn a harrel bank With Fl millIL11Elrn LILLArIirWS
of I inch rnusr Fit- tise'd . At prey nt, ri
number
ul'
hmrcJ manirfRrtirrcrc nFF( ,.r 9uit ;ihlr burrr l I3lunks
ff.7 - this- F1'1r.r:til, in Iiri- IFIIi r -,IJL .1) 11-irlls witld a I-
ir7L :h diarneLer and a 1en-th of 24 .rlchcu., Siii'c
rkt, ce uim- IlV' r'orne wliKrhLlV I onV.c r th :.rt iElrNtiI .c.rli%r'Ii ia nglF7, it is Ims .ihI1 k] L:uL Low full fi-
iot h-1t nL LI1 pistot Ii 11.ls 1'rurn uni :` of [husc-c+ r n
;7Fieer rtillmc ing For 3iIvb tuts and s uziring tllc ends,
lie r.an ;l-.;o gc,.t both a --inch pistol hurrdl and an
]h-inch rifle barrel from one sueh 11i1L14 .
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~r I ;~I . .i..I n'uliF viii tir F rL_I )tLr ., :L?[7 ffrfj~,lielrr,'rei', vii rr .ofli-I Iii
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BARREL
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The Iris Lol barrel ,;an bc: t) f %%'liAtever kitigrh you
A nwe . .:Vthnrrgh leia?,rurn ,~- sFiiJti"'FIR
1r4'Isonal
i~r l. r ~~ c U1 . ;A )-JLrclt hcrrcl, thcreik
no good
rcua h~uu Whl vows OwnuId Liot he longer or Shorru if
you ~;tk tksirc . I Iir i. -IIw~Iks tIi i ght a Ifr 1 11 Ch i iiTel
has a more balanced look than oth'r lcngth,-
e
!?ij!c be c 5cwr wrth irnrurnrci MLL :tk
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The riFlt EF,irr .1, tIYSFukli- ix reyuitrd Ew' fede}rtL
1riu' to kxei- rl mininnlim 1fLn ;Rrh oof 116 inches . Our
htarr, , l ,h oiild I7e mad slip.htly' Ennger than the
u I it I is LJttt I1 lctrgth, si ni plv t o assure that even the
,sLtApiEIrSt law. enforcement Agent will he
{-1'rIv'inuEd LI)LA it is OF Lepa[ length,
It hros long been acicptcd by ihc: inure
intelligent LLL11hUTitie,that ii a read is in erted
ill the LMnzzlc cilcl of r1 baTrcI - rticl pw,hccl Fn
until it LOiitacts the bolt tact, th-Ls length will
be accepted aS the. harrel Ienph . There Lire,
hcwevc .r, an-- numher of idiois that h ;Lv'e never
learned this . In Fact, I can rcincmb :r ~in
iri!.taILce where a stupid5111 -111-t-OWn Marshall
thaught he %i'LU!i gtxEng Lo ucrl 1liSULILC U Shr.LVLrfl
of m+' manufaLturc-, which [ 3ti,Ai LliispIaying. aL a
g11rL 'hL)w, bi. tISIw~? thlr Er ;Irrirl iin}v nu::F+LIrt iI
scnncrhing rykn r 1- inc' h r:c friitn r he mlrr7le to
Lhc' point ' . IJCJt' iL I.'II~ 'rL .LI IELe a'r~L .rat:cr_ N''r~e
tllind Laic' hLL-~l, WELR Ii 14i ie-d tLi explait1 IL-0 hu3y,
h . Ii thrrL' W.IN A11 0I1)L~r 3F5E1L IFl I JA I re eXtel idil5R
Ewac.k inrr7 the roe[iii'er . It + ~ rz, too short and
titlE~j"t to c.f)nfi-.;,-, i r>ed in
p Iac'e pe.-rrnrlne.nIl . 1)rr.I'r.ral}ly IF faIILIIiIs a ri
s1[vc'r-~i uIdcrihg . Is avoii rt lie s are alsrr ~~
gLIcSLiu[LLilJ]C JL'gLIILI
LitttI b[LuiJIiI IIii : ~1ti'n.itlt :el .
"OLL v L[J JJL,rJ rrcctJ d wa' Lu L1IL t hr VJLaIL)he :'.
A.I [FrVkL :nt A riiIFriI r of vonLpiiIiCt
nIi1J1uLicLu(c
rbrl
II rh l~~brr rrr~rnr~ -r -.q in .,lmo;r rLny cc.]liher
tangy' 1 .'oitlil
w-5'1, fol
. I F est. LisL .RIl . range ill price
Frui L] ~4O if, $ 100, S ijnc c the straight-ca scd pi qr>l
L: :{lilLers rr.Llu'kccd hi LIi .s prrrpect use chanibcrs
that ,ire nnlv .fli~htly' larger than Lhe lure, and
OL1ly A !;M A11 fLmnunt of met.fl is remmed %ahLrn
cutting. the chaluber, r)n[y<
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7-0L"" MIN .
P. FLE E-rT'EL
B AN P Lt F \- U E,%Z I tq G PIN
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P1orF.15jhiIi . Iet4, '
C0 LJr ;Ly I110S1.'115L]L iU[L1J _4 ACT L',ir1ritlgr .ti aru
used kri Iit L1 acid k1`1 1]ix'LLin]Liu : arl]ls, bi. ( LhcrL:
arc also rcV.lv-M chaa]lihercd fc]i thc :c caliF erx .
Itiv ra h-v nn r6k 4a fir.4i&, g.o ;ihcaicE end spcdfy
Ih;LtShe re,
rmrrs ,1 re frtr rifle btxrrelw_
IL i1]tkuId H J5uLetl LHi Lit 1igIIl-r-l]rii t d1
mx[i]-urs m-L11 L(SU -31,1 . eUfiLI W11111 ttn LnLVi;rLII throut
reamer, LIllc}wing You to perforln [h entire
c Wiinbr rtnr? {1pt`r .i ti on wirh ~1 S1 nitlf' rv iTnc 1`_
irt ;trlw 1i151r .w LhW .IIe-aFrer trllt' .. 5v i11 re cluire i110 - usP
o a separate ' -throat ing , rc anle r to cut111i,
portioln . ''Inch is tkL[LLal!V to hu.IICI ticaat, 1'ke
11i-}L14.r 11 r1VL-Li re :Elniv r-. N L I L h rig Ihr]s .' marls , 15k
C :k.rnwr M;Ln11F;1a:Luring Co. wall iisiia1Ly L1r&ve to
betike.
eL]rLLI]r.wt Lr1 Lhr Lung rU[L, iir LL [Vt11141 1 .11V
iii P L -m [ivLrlW Ilk
L'a]lstrL1ctioll of the btairel is a fair-,Sit]
LNLc
Ijrnrosq . The, hnrr~ , I hlrtrllt IN COT i n r hr'. d0iir('r1
IL ] 1gLh ;1rlcl Lhr Ltnel% ;1rp. ~apl ; i ri.i l it1h,-
li]1hiJ .
Doll -t be sliiprtscd if . .]nce die barrel Maiik Iw_-i
ILLL: ]I CU( i]rt%,Vo
. LIi&Ircrir is nui- c0lieuCLllric r.wilI
Ihe' {11]ikrclc cli :irL1VfCr . 'I hic 1,ja Filrl
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nL : currence . -.peeially i0rh
(cheaper
h;]lrel hl;-ink;,
I f KL]L II IN LI1r. L'a4L' . 111L : I] :irri I BFI IIIcI 1]I- mrlilnl w l
beLii L: Ii cenleLti i1LIc.I slit' vriLIIt ]rlit;L11 LUIIlrLI
ruu11ii_ TLC LFri-UL: 11 L : rid is 01L-iti Lurnrd 1.0 :1
diarnuicr of ,8"- inch for a 1ca~th of 1,125
]]taxes just
ahead
or chic
cylindrical
st litajj,
Whic-E1 E hi . iIis icle the- 11ppc - r ri-4 - uivi-r, ri Ll-in~t5
inch veide Lind1 1 inch Ln diameter is forrned . The
re]naind.cr should be turned tra a d i 2JLlet e r A) r .600
ro ,f,?5 inch ii' L19C:1I in 11 -W. 9nmm pM1r.1L vcrsi011 .
Th,. .4 i-c :Iib-Hr pki1,I v#+rkilln !,h& IiIrl 1}Es50 inch
LM sLiplltl-T Lirrye=r i1L JLLJIli teJ' .
TlLC ri fly bkowI i~, ISLa+J1 in Lfic SLilr1C Iashio}nI
v ith the sc;rnc dimensions at rhc breech cnd . Tire
portiondirectly fnTwr)rd o f thc,. rcpt lining fl-1nc!c
c : :iri Iw. kIigI1ik, IarL r IFL.1n chi>. pi,I[p1 ver!L1Ln i'()rti
1cngth of 6 inc-hcs if desired, 3'Llc rnlaiiidet- . or
the portion that c%rends pslsr the fore-eitd . Call 1 .3112
LurnttI Dx imall fi i , ;5 }inch rn clirirmA(-r h1r Ihi
9inru and shtic rId 15[J n15 1 , 1ri ;+ir 1h.1n .6I-i ini:h_
'hhis should be rue Il]1]7LflLILII ,Ji,1IJLCLCr for Lhe .+5
bind . lust f01-Ward of rhc fC-rC-t'll .L ; froi i1 face,
Lw[p I1jIrlcls shciiild 1)1 : lurnc'fl III i1 c141mL114-r OF,6?6
ihLh, Ihcse ihuULd Ire [ ~+ inch in length xAh .i
relieved ReCLlc]IL 1_6I lL t11 _615 i1Le :h LILarI]rLr.r1 .91)U
F HF AR-1,5r'A 16
inch in kngili hetweetl Ll1enl, -I'Elis will &1EoW j
rnililarw N11rp11]s 1rI I ii f'rnnE Nighr i&L fir .rnigly rplt : c r
[lie oxq) buntls whLle slikin~r t're. Iv over the hr]rrel
until
;i1I]Lt15L ir] 1]I,{c :r. . Thi~L is tic lne : [1rlrllarI
avoid marriix the Finish WL1e'_]5 issenthIillp Lhe
islliSiied P4iLl .
A 45 cl[g rui- ';Hppri7rlrh re}nc" is f(3niwe[in the
hrei h end of the h
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rr .d .
bIL'E'lr : vr.t.LoI hr11T.. . S1'O'k1'iI'U 1 'I :Iir .h]LJt&'Ulw .
~IIIJC.1Lirt'2[ pL1l v TIre..ivnI 2nf' !r, L--E`' L . Iris IrISE' jtlLq' .S .
LAIRRC.L
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currti With LH lrarrvl in r11 , - e% -cnt the rtmmer
A7ru,Ild seiiu- 1he malrier should F i kt-PL well
luhric:rit-{d and kcithdr;iwn unll r:lvancd FrE,.gLWFF[I}_
' 1t1}P~artin. thi drii-L rn d of the rciimer un a
Liiiwek ct riter 4hould unlx Iw dine -when the
bun- is t7lasolkFgelvci)ncentrir, -wit hwuI runnutu iu d
ihi tail itod, is ahsolutuly iii lint' and crnterud
withEIIr' hurt, Othrm-i .'e . 4 flat-Iuccd ccr rr`r with
.1 ~malt dia[irle in thrL midLklr' shOuld h .IISL'd
IC'
pr1517 the ri .irarer .
Arnnthtt urell1O{1 is t4 t`.h[EL[I [lie barrel
hettvr 'n 'WuuLI hIot1, inVie ,i mi rurn L11c
ream!;r In Ltntlsl using a suitnhlt! td[F Wrench Or
TI-iF AR- 15111 F,
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rcarncr drivt' . IF this i nethitd k usi i t, rare nwst he
takcn to hold rht reamer StrAi,ht Lil)CI in lli1t With
tIic Mire. with nn illr+t[iti's pressure exerted in
-11Vdir4. .tion .
l small holu is drilk.t . a, shown in I)iagrui
#-, using a \c5 . 31 ririll, Lud after u slight taper i'
t!ruui d o,n one et3d, ; locatingpill mHriree 4 0111
lr''i-inch rlril1 rr.d ifi pre.sst'd 111trr it . TJ1is eausrs
thu barrel ifs Lc rO.p l;7ced in the aaJLICpnsitiuri
a[Lt'r ra~rno!aI,
T11-0 exLr .tctor slot iss lncrh [l and cut a .
desUrllacrl in the chapter 0r1 fitting-and ass4 mhly,
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BARREL SHROUD,
STOCK, AND GRIP
IF ILie ConlnlcTCial lower receiver awmbFY is
uwtl . wL, ~will I7n1v neuil in L - iInV.Irn IILIN.-VI C!, iiilh
the barrel ihioud, ii used i}il (11V pi3LoE S rfiiKttL
rir rli foro .cnd, Ac, Ltticciiii
ihi- ri:Fic_ Itcrli mrc
identical except f*r iwt~r .Ill Ien"Lh and Lhe Fact
-L ;iL a Lapp M VLtILJrd I i L 131 ace iri the . I'!'Llnt L-rLd ICI
tihc ritlc forc-cnd .
F.m-h i ti Ii i .n h . li=ning .i Iti- rrrl rt i ;- ining
n'iL ti) the Khaptl ind dime.no-;ia -ns Lhi wn in
DiLL&&rurn -.99 . It 15 (Fir'vaded ur3 IFly iMALIe to sLTUsv
-an the front cud of the receiver . Ir has a shoulder
inkidi ihi-LI F>v.ar!& agsin 1 ihC. FlaTrCl IlLInUl Wh{:n
tii]Mte31ed, SeCuIJLLg Lhe Ijiirpt~l ail jiIauc . This LLut
-1IMQukclL !L~ r1irtdLt (WILL Lt 1 .1,14T WHd Q1 b;Wsa SucFL
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FORE-END
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FORE-END COMPONENTS
.300 1 '
FRON7 "LUG
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using 1IuMarlk!rrr
Sh11+r CL i(L Diagram # U) . or
wh;iii. vi-r Liro1iIt- !iaits vr>u, imd : LIE Lt' wEL;'PC
. It iS
thtr1cPaIIIp . Ln tltt milling machine LLnd It h' rasp
,ide k sh;trl}111 w {:Erar die head of the rncii ilinh
bolt hole or a cavity similar to die mw 1irund in
ihI canmnwn-i.i l s~rrih ix t fir in ihr loucr und . L'his
dhouId be pai lI. ] Ii 11) ti -r114miiting ljij1L hok, and
it i- :tn h, rIrTni' Isiil)CI
; ~%-inch ?nd
1n111
llye uurside L+iii('IurIN
hirnlLi1 using the
s :inding %% hrvI1(~ roL11;h-ship{v i[ and i!lik6lsailg
with rasp felt . aitJ tiandpi.iprr i n ptirliI;nas!iv1].
fiat-r grirs c!;l,lrring With 54 .1 or 60 grill and
1'i13i .E]ittg up ,&w itli 4[3(1 gric-
I hc Iini,ih11scd c.kn be dew kind 'A L-LIti)r
LIIal
str'ikv~s htiktr L .uIU), UN51n t :li' :ir grin srr1c'Is finish to
(i fl{) Li paJnt . T he grip I1 ti W i1 in ihr
1111t)Li,gralll1! w.i.x rri .zi Iv frc}ra a wal-ilkit block 2nd
THE AR- 15.-M 16
{:rip UJJti fl) 0!iV fad'
a.1.!i
fir . iR irr,Led F ILLP Simrlti. !JM+eius'j
stipllO -gyp cry hcnj-
didn't hmT(A
pFUst1L: anilizeirt'
given sevr`rii1Cba15 --31 ' atnotnnhile primer . This
1% as Fiilkawvcd Lv 9v er;i I coiits ni' flait hIaK hj
.M ;JM~, I
in an strempt v) mrmRch the color of the 1iiJlt
la}ck . Vv {rIv reasni, fnr ht#ilclirlg ii in t13~` Firir
IaI i. L' wLL~ th LL I wanted ii nn a e rtriin
y sincl
nnni wi , rc awail lilt Irlca[ly. A bit of planiLing and
ordering! .1he ;id would have sfivrd ntie tIi (INJI' I
wiA, bLiE 15LI1)p0sc I need the ce-xlkeiIv Itct !-
The 1117tt stOt'k, ati gVti i11Mhir fin thV 5iirpItis
ParLS mLLrkIL, is L1nOther hrlrp.yin . Mounting, it in
place! lrrr` ;fint,, nrk prob l'rtn . if the ac ti l - ' 1n Spring
and IrEI'tr housing are on hand, VrILI sin11ilv'L'rEW
it inin th( lnwer ruoivcr and slip LELe E,utt mock
over it . It iS held in place hy a ssrf-.m thm insi'slis
thr(ltig1I L [I I, htlti plaiCt'
1 hLI) LhcL shnrr- -qcIF c onr{Lined hclr aw rnllr
6 u!w+J, IFui Ia :arL i n1)L neces-.unc r1 plug is ttirm'{I
fr*m alumirumii3 f if a'o ilrubh -ro sci v weight .. rri
L11v dirrsvn :a{rn~- ~howrn in L)iagrim .. 31 aslrl
rhrv;id i,rl LO ~ L W 11111 .1 11W ltRI L I rXL:ivea . IL i` .
drilk%i and t .ippA in thL' C.e1111 r ffrr .1 1 24 ' !8
Lhrend. A dni t boII. wlII Al c.utvnls tai t Iie rt it ~i f
Llie -stork. i s cLii from I r'4-irich tlriIi rod o-rr.rl
threadci! ~Aii11 LhL 6a1nw 1 /4L; 8 t11rt:.id Lr( 1WJ- V-+'
111LcF Lhit rC-L :4`IVer pEug. A 3
.~,S-iirich -h idIIIC -1-PT IefW .
1 L`2 inchcN ltkrtg . ii clrillc-d L11 ~ipprcmirnLIteliv half
de:-pih -Lvirh :iI!4-inch drill
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('.. :' L!LL'
tiI_,L .'IJLJ'. U1LCl ~ .E the drilk 1-ill
rind si4 r ;']I~I .:YVtl
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; .380 ,
SHOPWADE QPIP
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STOCK BOLT PARTS REQUIRED TO MOUNT SURPLUS M16;AR'lS BUTT STOCK
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LOCLIF . SPRING GUIDF 4`i-iEN
'SCC WITH CI 1 QED BC-L T
THREAD .2517" x 'c8
BORt .217" TIIREAD .2K" x 28
TI-IHFA-3 I =R7" x 1-.
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REAR RECEIVER CAP FOR OPEN-BOLT PISTOL VERSION
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in plate . lit rectiaiit4kr is dritlrd m d Nipped for
a 10 A 32 screw. This arranu iienf a1I the butt
5LQili tai be pnsitiOner1 in
III`'--
A IR+I ; 110rt 10 x
3, scrc ir~stallk-d dtrr ugh the bw i k.w, which.
w~en tiglhtcn . d, holds the bust 5tLxlc IL I1IM'(' .
For a full-gn)Wai man . i t is dcsirhk rILriL the
Iiutr NUWL 130- scwna'u'hsit longer rhtiii the Ictsgtk
prntldcd by the EAiidarrl ml Ii tan- X116 hurl wtOL.IG_
TH[ J3.W ! ;M't
,SInTIJIa, M f ty ijirLl S .uc .F i+ riira ini-e-4 u ing LhIYu:Lh b .iiJ o1lo
breed i
III .
rMdj:5 -01IdUd I+J . "L I'Ll Ii? i?tf .
ff?P1'i'.i, I'ih
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5j'Pe 5 4'rLLr,, L+ w-r rec'eive'r. t1Tmugi-rAr w.r+`rr'S IIIFii rear .iid *1 phii; .
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SI I11t, reasLut, (LLF Military hay always . ev'n
Ffatmm l1ifitluc:k muikrt lim-es used nEles wi111 n
s hart enni]gh I-~r gd Ii ref pi ill tO acC oraroI6te the
very cma[Icst thriaie4 . HI'LLI cvvervone
,1st:
k
c fitccI ro adapt. Lu W Tim butt pIitc pwu rn Ldn
4L: rcntoted b% SL . LF,A antl s juarrat %%11l, the
sanding wshL!e[L after which ;r rernil pad is c"~Jcd
frt pl .rt { . -I hip "I'll 1-en gthcn the pull b ,. I } t4 I
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BkARFIEL SHROUD. STOCK . AND GRIP
- 1441 No,
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is
vrrgnr :Ji t .hixnij;+ rir :,:ii pod .
itkdh, dQptnding on t1,~~ thickrrc,s of the. rod . If
Lhi
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dmit . nritjLlte=r Jrjv-fiLLiri
Ld 131iikUll!
spa x-r is cpoicd in
place
in the rCaT cnd of t} c
KLrh .k- IL LFLEILJId :t1%U IW
pi iiri d iII IPI .LL:r. I+itli .a 1 {is-
inOh stccl cross pin, instalLedl t1irciugh a hole
drilled Lhr4 a Li Zh he plug wid but h stQek wLtl1s, T}iis
shr~i2Ed hr rlraI1rrl r~t~ t frnm th ec aster hnle: so as
to not intteLFere With the- draw bolt . The DutnJu
39
r .ncl of this pliig 4hr~tild h1 rrninrcrhnrrd in ~iti r.rpt
u Ibult isefA . which is vveMed OL nilver-soldered to
the- f rnrlof
th e itrwi hnFi . rrpI .1 ing 1 h L- Ihrx'MILA
Jrrti e- TFiix wliOulJ he La kAL ILL-Ad 113A ACCe
13
a11en wrench . IF the upper rnomn$ini.r:rew hole in
the recoil pidl is cnbr9Cd l . LU 1JL L4i VIcxir LIiu a11:11
wrench, the hurt sick c- .-,n he intitiilled or rFrnewed
witho!it the hott Iieo d showing,
I
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If the time cltrr crarnc'.a :'Eicn rhc railitwry--Iypc
MCCILIS am na 9LJnVrr aw;iilal lL _ IL l .i1l lit- mrriplit.
etioug'h to retake a butt st-ock from hardwood, just
US lfk4 LLd 1higrip .
This v .cruld ccquirr: a Llra4~ bolt
hnlc r~.xwnding from the. rrrlnt fne. c,. of rhi,
.tick
PartwVv rhrotiu~EL Lit Lhe real', 10,itiL Ll]e J'eaLIiIJELJr.r
criI.irgecl fc} vI :Nr th L~~ huh hr.k,cl . I hc 1 brc'adcd
Fxlu
Ilk Lilt:'. rrcCiver ti .CiUILI IIr. c :1LunLc'.rIMCneLI ;L1 41W
War to accepr a round tenoLl, machined or carved
on tho frrn7L face a]C Lhe tAOCk . ;1 short metal pin,
-%w -hich figs inio Ihc, Tfvc55 in ilic rcccivcr to kccp
d.L:
iLcx:lt l'ri]iL Lu ri i i]1 , 7VS.L11L1 l]L'. LIi rC-rLCh :L1 i .LI rI
IIllc 5t0Ck Face- jl1m below the tenoii . Your choke
01 I]uLL l]I ;Ltk : or re .L :iF]I
[;id
i% litLpd LC oho Eiaiil rI'.I1
and 162 ns :;ctub[ r shaped
2nd fink lied iii llic smEi'c
[a k[lion its Lhe grip,
T1 1E A :a'I -Y-1A I b
Fivi?'LrcI ILJrr1LI,f' i :i iiP&u!C-cuiIij ri .i! . ... IL .
do
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5i tM
1111;:d
r)n(ho pis1c}l wcrsion, arcm
pr,iu I ic .i I Iv identical to those iised o n my other
F~isli~i cI
ci ri
Lli1Trrirrn (HII
iii 4h,31 Ih{ rai]iI!' fil
the base Ls {Li;j(LIty lorgei, :%t t1ik: rihk of ]i1=iiig
Lofsideied vepetiLious, 1wffl iricluck diwctwwr
rprn how io make such sights here For those who
don't hayw my oihvr hncLk .g .
f.x~r rieflL e f, :Lk -.0)oWri me thm elc;~Orate
adjusL .J Pk si!ILLLz art` rial ne-ta-N .% ;ir} 4M L1) L- [Ii,LEA
versionof this gun . A simple blade frnnL sight and
a ~iseti, squ .rQ-1]rthcd rear, L41lVEL K1igLL44I11)d
ciil 1oi he proper height-Y, arc completely
UdtiquJk I'tir :L guri i i.I LEIix tv[W.. .
Say s, c&}IIWLc u W'RLh pE'1JLCtti'~ ears, Lori
I 1 L'Aol
hr b!a iic . srcivrrr-,-ift ' ., mi 41 le
SIGHTS
41
CRAY be formed from 16-gauge sheet rnetol using
aviso, form LiLc}iIns, acid ~ I]i . IIdaIr1L 1,
1 - ha- I'Ilrrllb1-Lick. which can be ILSCd ro.1 form
hulk h .i.iiL arid rv..Ekr IMM-1 .iL'ti . i,i rmECIV 11) c - LILIing a
radius LLr ma-Lch the L!unt-Dur u .F Lhc2 receiver on Lhe
looms[ side of a steel bhx :k . Sillce iliv rec&.iVt-rr i, I
1!'! liwbcs in diameter, the radlins cut Should
march (his plug the tli is kn ss of the s hcet incral
ilxci1 . 'I'hi~ fslec k shc .iu Iif be . ~a25 inw 4 -mide by , f 507
ED :II IIiP,II find alt It usl I 1ricch Iiing- Thi i -tv -E]I lurm
t I K: i i isid-V u L t hc : sL{!hL buti 's, A whoa l.e ngih of I
1/2-inch-diaj ie to r ro Lind --.Lock i s need tcc form L I tie.
s - rinv. - A boclani 'iidc, which fits against chc
receiver. Two I,' -tneh dthnwter k,i' , -I- "`% inch
B1cIOLIis
lurid cliff .
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A OFL
125" 150" SAT 3
FF' )r'JI k IGIFII
FO RrM1 F30M 1L ly 51-LEf M Er .~ _ 0[-ADES LKCIM -2 E.~
RISTCL SIGHTS
--20" X .625"
SLOT
r
4
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f .-rrIL6'l.. LU OIr2Pei I
L I'14!' .
t
i t.-me if Trni s :~ I Lt Jwse
'Aft:
r .LtL .
iWrLL !lf se 1+.'LI h tight h!+-'itL
SIGHTS
I
4"1
S;'?e ar4 f-Adedr ,*
with FWmrp r_
.F-,.Dm I re-lr b"e .
apart, should Ire diillEd on C'. i e. completely
chrQu II theFol -m hIcCk . '['1kos-e '1wuid Ccmmtinuc
U rlrim - Hv rhrni1grh['119'
lO"'c'r, nilInd Frtrm Ii ka - k .
I .aL'.Ling pins installed in these. hales keep the
as!~CliIlrIL. aIi~4r,Li1 WhiIc 'EEL uiC_
i31ank5 are cut, as shown in
Diagram 413,
wiL1i hck Aril led to mat A tht Iccatirg pin holes .
TFL(c I} ;iNi-'s V ill I'nrrn rnclrr . if I1 I'i in a
rectangular shape until Iormcd and the uprigl1t
c,.sr eiir rcF chc ' aft-er fornniiig_ With rhc: kralinp.
Mink in P3 .Ir:r}, the hL,rnL ik f>odIi{snt,.d Ii .tween
both &}IIL blocks and the asgemlbly clamped .
with
nno ;isle down, in EFLt,
Wkr'rl ih vise is
i ighientrl, pTPNsurf frcinv the ui&P j :iw~-c will Inrm
the radi u sect Ia ul Lea r1L pea rL L OUJ _
a
-
L_ InI}LiiiL
d i p![rte
'I IIC 1P ;I! I 'ii la I r- IiI,-in1 : .erending
:eho'i thfr
I .rLII Irl[ML-.S i la~Ja4, 1JL Ii]Ided, 11a1 against th(' xidc
.1 d1 fiirrrr Iblcrclk rJ iny; a block and E-i avi.
ha ntinw r- At this pe)irrt thr-t a~st'rnhly is reversed . or
IIIt) 41 l C CT . 1B
E110 ti i !r and t[Li' pmcess repeated .
Itits IItull]Iul w place .a pacer, cit a scrii of Ibh.Fcks
Slit}rrttlim~ w E .Idd~ cl "WOL k L[S'g up " :I hrrx,-ct'rl Lhe
I hri aL Of
(111L
;anal the hottclrn of the purl
hoinp I ' niiti l' .E . I his will pr~vcyn t both Lhe work
AIid LhU fUJr LJ ] h locksloch From 'bring dri ven dcc 1 cr icy
t~~t tis .
.heir
tLJIrmilig .
.1 skit is cut crarsmi ;;e in ini hose to ri c&iv&
111P FV,_1r sight rrcasS (piece arJd lungthwhit; down
[hc center of the other for ihr front kiL;hL 111 :ii11t .
These can b cut with a l r'H-i nc h c-ncl mill, for, if
necessary" wi[I1 a high -4peLc l F1,11Ld glirlthl LIIIrag 8
Cut-Off h1adc .
I'hc blwleN ari , Fliivril :]rI[I sI
r miderv[I irI
place in thu I1(]ih fL%Si'rnhlrr"s .ir& Iiicri
clanlhel 1Il J.iI iu'4' c]rr Llr, ric:r'rs'r'r gndl s :Iv r
st)lUtred- Both sigllt~, L~atl be kept ill aJigL1InicItt
a IIIring mouriti[1g In - placing a c1ost--fiItill FL (s/$-
rE iE Aq- SIMI
44
inch-Lyide) p1l`cf- {}1 ;AILL ;uns St1}C'L lung rJJLJagh lj
[C IL.h .gcr[]4ti
17rir},IiiKhts, Ir1 Iilc` hfilli F}iI
i FrlL1
clamping it i n plat,- h cI i ire --nmki ntin .R .
Fur (11-mc Who AS111IJIL-IL iiiiiSt hrI .e
uAiusLLII)h sights, tht rear sight :rus .5 I&iir~ cw 1 FJe
amiitl'{1 tinil IIhL: hii .4r alrillc cI ant] L.Jhilrr..l IflF a
V illi:3n1 ' f.I LIidc"T(sr sight, which i% adju 4t,Ihle
[or br.Iih i ii Iagt :ilid CJCVaiFLIGI . A M .iihle (/20
rear sighL, }ti h i :h i .y ~IJr11[x~s icIc Iii 1L
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4.1 +1' R ,"w vo A w. ; 5 cl t
.1 2 pyi . s 1 :
l r, e)
45
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A?Gd' .4 we jra-FrAr-,.
:I Ii I;I j 1r r?n.1 h im'1cr.
I ?-kPaLIVe 41Wei nictala
f'hn. 111-Lnk is CIieii cI.impcd
i n the -vi s ;iE i niI rI I t0rL0L bIiack of 5A1-jrlCh-I hi ek
we1 bar htrlc.kL which sliuukl I>e it lea ;r 1`4irtch
} xle girilI -:, iir inure hi{hes IoLlg, I ien. Hgrm in, this
[QTrTL Muck -,ho u Id be !m pVnrfial h} - h 1focking it u 1p
between the Ihotiam oFxhe 1 .1ock :InLI 16 LI1!Oat 0F
i I i o vise When Nirii k W iL11 J heap ' halr1Encr,Vi A.
IjEE(: h sIS this I1as as tendency to mcvi dmvn'4 .ird
hfrween Lhu viwv jaxr xmkk~,-Lfpp'arLCLJ
I-IEAl t-IMI
46
I L'II Pwk ., 'VI !( tiigilr .
i :niIcri11!,IL11 . I Iit= portion kQridiiig above thii'ooliI
line is Im
i14 fl agwti r ch e side o F L ht_ Qr .l bkck
using Lhe hammer inr1 ii I'6aL pi1=_e of bar crock.
Y 'hcn formN1, the iis ..emhly is iunicdover and
t11c oppo! ;it SicPe L-, Itarmed iii the SalliC 11lkinna'r-
cretiI irL! ;I hc. IIIm trough, Thv iiiI vs m r then
shaped to rhc profilc At'nn in viagram ?'14 oa'
Wl1LUcVvr.!rape apPELiI* i Il ucau .
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REAR IGHT'CARRYING HANDLE RIFLE VERSION
I
t
4
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1'{ar ,i ii -4L .1i
r i : ', .I I'r xl ; sl'c
-1 IC AP-15AI16
riii i~?d I.PrP ;,.,rir ,m -w iv Fd ,n ni si, F!-
the
Ices arc ft~rmcrl by b-c.nclin,,:-,, rhc n-i- ras-Ar
IL I . purI . -Mn extr.nrlirig rrr,r Lke f'J]L1}. Of the trnc ll
dumlward uppruMJILLAde:J} 150 Or 30
de r .-c5 from the vcltical . A Zinc par ;Plkl tt thc
hntm of [he trough portion iti marked L .400
in U hex 13L -10M, Lht : Irriugh- TN : : rni witIAR tali ; Kr,--
benr to a point whcrc the-v match :a R -At *LLr hISl'-
I - hflc sh.xn1d he sharp hr=nds frirmNI by a Mm k
and httrn n r. Th,- re~ i h ng I ,ahw %hLILrl41 1W r'LL U]
,4g
rnila-h tht ratIiuti id Lha,. rv.-ceiver . 7liIs can be
done i n the. in.d [ill- r c1iinc wring l o egc ball
CLI ECt, or ii c*i11 he WOWid and filed to fit-
.A i rnplr l'i c :rl rc ~ r si~hl e - ~iri IFC! rndiIr. Irxui~ ii
trig of I4 - 1!igv SEtt=t!L t1n:la1 wi411a 1-V Iii at
upward $t tO do ecs and drilled for
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k:tif['Tttire 5igN I'1 ri-,wk .
wtiII adiustab]e sights, VYillianis or Marble
ai l}ts SbQ1314l 1,1 : IJSCrI . 1.ioirnring 13n1r~ fnr cithrr
o 1.1w. -se -I1spukl Ia1 : (IrIIiLd }Irid LLpped I1rL'cue LSst.
hasc is attachc I to the rccciver .
I .h ,
iincIcrN1cIg , iii Ihi IF0~s' ih1I1II11 hr 111]i~ht( J
L() .in .-LcLCpL .,iIi1v It:.vv-l for IEI .LsI1r11g her.-1='
mounting. Am ca-9y kwiv to Jrcatc the base (Ml rhc
rV U
rW1 r in a trot ' e ..rIIL' :LI pEF.16. I I I i i r L iS Lc) c I .4n1p) LIic
rceciver in die miffing
machine
vise, 1hlen, with
tl,F' mminling tails 111; I 1 L I, rhc, ILaxw is 11IC ; :1L .iI in
pnsILiM5 and lie id h3 .-
o sharp-
pointed rod chncIced
in the milling rn :whinl-' aliiil9_ 1'he cross,% 1t:+'rl k
us''c1 tc}'i' 1.c lk r-P-e6v1*r 1i ii) side to side until
the h ise is r11igrted v-Ertically using u square or
F}luiLLLI Li0, Fir silvtr -
,301dlre.d in plate .
A nIi LLLffV kurpiiis N1:16 I'ronl sigJ]C, "JliLh ib
readily- r7vmlahlr` from surplur, p trt ., d l il .e r .,, is
easily niotinted . This -should be a snag Lit orwr
.5 ICHTS
't _q
.
.-jrjFIi 'L r 'r-' .:ILl hI 'ii1l.uii ;I*:cl gar- IJCmwI-
the coilars left for this purparc can i h(- bwr~I,
1-Ioles fnr t1,e pins Iii se.cttr{' this in place most
be ! :1J I L Ll rlti e d
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LOWER
RECEIVER
As suited earlier- this book was originally
intended to cT c(ErnpI -, w rink rl n upric r rcc:v. ivt..r
a5StijtiiLw aELLL nidgar1n11~adapter, -which, when
inNLAIIrA ion '-1 cultIJ11CFUi~J! lu~A ei' reeei''cr
assembly', madc posmiblc i hi' F,i .l rii 4 .'H11 I1L :r
ccrnversiwi . EIi 5i.]it EI it 4UQaJiiV LhLUJ .
1.11J[
flirthr'r n1 1-1i Fariiiri: of c.nmmercu!l inwer
rrc i w u1Ll !}e prohibited 1r-hen the so-calicil
"Crime Bill" hec :rime Iiiw, existing luWer r1LL'sVt'rS
escalated rapidk' Ln price . L'he lao lirnL'. I
checked, thL' inking priuc Lor vim of l1yr%e had
Boric f rciIi tirrjirr1,1 S O to mnrc rh m S4OO . With
Lhim-ix -%,kt:LJ as a probable acaircity'-Lii mind : I
docar1ed that ii shrip-made lower rect!iwer was
desirable . The d,.-sign shnwi hero' is inir.ndrrl to
r.oril'crrrn :Ilasrlk Lco the errr1Lltisel'e1Il conEiguratLon
and Lrse Co11LnercLal car ]iirplic f P.117141- Sin[ -A' rl ii"
made entirch' of 5tccf, st is sumcwhai ki avier
lThKn ihc Ilriginirl alloy jryll, LFuL it is alsu LIuite a
WE sruidicr .
I have aLtempLed t{} show HL'rc bOIFL n rr'&U(ATr
ma dc, cspc'4'i iIIvI'aar i ha' MLiFrc :iii wr csllivrI .iiin
uiiilr 9rid ; ) IlL tIL:1L IkIJJ acconui ochre the ongirltil
full niilitrirv-talilher Lrpper reL'eiver, T1iL'~,t'
differ mainl{ in the Icynglii 451' thc rnn~;srr.irsr.
upurung and LIiir udditicm ur the bolt hold open
rlrazora rLnd OTiginati m.guyine laLc'h can thL' all-
size job . '1 hc 1l1agwc,inc' ix rrlo-a(!v j IiML Ii .nl; c :nuuE!gli
to Lao-uc:pt 4itc ExisivI-V411}ct iiiag zLtle and die
mag,izine lcarh is rn ed to the lower side Lind
~II$t hdlind 1 h e ripening in the slime Irm idon as
w ; ;Lii tike ngaziiie adapts: r used With l h1'
commerciLl1 reeeiVCr-
l also iisc'd Iw.adli~s--P, .crrc'w's insro-~id of push
gains LO I11PILI 11-01 111 rt:Lrivc-rw IlJgether . I'hLs not only
e]iiniLl2IQs the ;Lnall springs and do .iI nix iiw.d in
Lhe
original,
hut ii is niuri +Jclar'i]rlti1b1i', WIlikc
ii I,,.4qwrnb% , 114W.ti re-.cluirr a %urr.w.cJri'ver .31ac1 a
u.Qiilalc: Of FlluaulF$ Of tiiit1, it is itnlikdy that the
Rim will hey rendered dvfFunciLLina1 Llue to thr'
pusLk pins hcing lost, as has liippcnc~clin the pi i1
with the oril;Lrnuls .
Cc Tis,i rl l r ti nTS is hr.gun h} - cutting, the mclshort In , --t,il Er.+i't~ LKoill I?- iuge s[iccr metal Fo
the dimensions shnvr-n in Lhe diagrams- Nutc OWL
two sc't s of pmtcrns am. L~hou'n iii thir, chapter .
The or.t' i K i 11Le.1nrled for use with the pisral-caIihcr
rat:r~i3er only and is ,um-em-hut simpler Lu
toi3stL1!ct than the othcr, which i iii i nd,~d fnr
lrtc in the ti,arnc, irl,innrr .L-, Llie full-leAYl.*il7=
lF]
FIL'
If the -2 Z3 version is usccl . an o[tst't slc.,l mLI'SI
l .c Forrreci i,-j c - lv .i r ihv rii4, cl rnd 1.-xirIr L ;tLLII
Iiy awd u1i lliC 1i..fl wlr! of the m-.ig P.Tne . 'I his it;
dc Pi ir Ilr IIill IIIi a stoL .06 -) LLrch dccp acid ,^1{1
inch wide in LL
F"iec:C'
vg he ;rv xtVEI
plat
. This
i' rrns IFIC' ia r n,il{ [II.Iriiiii (if n foriki clip . %AitIi the
slur.t:t Inrecal pMiA located ill pojition cvcr ih-c
slot,
( -inch-ta- irl
pie-c- e- eel lair sliick, ui,ed
horn tis U 151alL'
olio,
i s Ewrxs i r ikkli MOil rhr. co-ppositr
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/X Aw
F ,
J-d
SHC) P .MADE LOWER RECEIVER SHOWING EJECTOR LOCATION
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A3rd" HOLES TO BE W-LDECD FI I . . SF- :71 .1:~ ir : . ; fi
F %A -I Y
25c"
rn
~
Boo"
~
r. 4
25 ~~
2.62 5"
FRONT LOWER RECEIVER PATTERN
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!1 .1 : .'15 ,
PEAR LOWER RECEIVER PATTERN
1-250"
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Y j,-,-- ; ll ..e!ui rams .arc! M t to ,Q :L' ra nd 41117pp
f' :7I
is rt'kk'ftit'Gj irl17W
;lllIJ lilt' +JL-L I. .cL
. Lar 4 14^~.
.Siir_ ()l - ihe sheet Luetdl and pres ed, SqL ecxc'cl, or
hainimort}LI IJEIILI the slot is fornncd . Thr
photograph-, :allov'r %h{,nld clarify tlus . While the
i -rtiuired sloE propel-llv c utild he milled into the
side-of!llL magwalIe v.-t-.
elinlrinatifp chifrarL>>i1Ej,
LOWLJ RECEIVE!?
() ,le -1 ,Iuritunciau^n bi:~ifi.
a
i
d in I
c i1niPT OF
L1ie rail) . ThiN 1
tlc)nt I)
clrLI lies! i]
33ulr
Ihruui
i L J W 4:Cn :r ul L}i-V cLilp .iicL -ilw r-suldL:rinI4
s suirable liii rli of 1/4-inch drill rod in place .
Ih r in-_0(l(! r,F chi c jr i~ hr>r,^rd OL1i, ~Js4h)Wn ill
the rlriiwing, to rrrhfc~e
weight.
The k3113T4, 4 band
ciet LIiw Irtr c L dliiLme.ttr lILLII4 nut iuAby adds tar
L11c : t~~~ralE akrpcarLFLL1u bct prUVILIIi Li !rippili~,r
buuifacc ro aid in installing or ientoirling rhc part .
'Fi
e'n us(:d is tliL' r~li3s r1 h~rlr ti-r .rsi M, r},r:
L :st ;r is m ;nhe Ic' Lhv s;irn+ , cnE'rall c -c}nf i ~Mr.tiiirn
and diinensiaii except that the Lecoil sprii]c
guide is oiriiueLL L'11;.., -LOvsi011
Cogi)iLrrs (heskltiLC
r;L1iMA& far L1 .ti~.) *1}rings, ias L,ricrl in the shorr-
hnit rifle , vr , rgicm . ThLL, one iti m~tdeL. bti_ drillini
L WO .15-6-11101 cli ;irnrai-r hull:!, which (TL .rrrh1.h1
V,-Dith of the spring holes ill the bolt, tlIUOLL h a
chin plea. -OF 3'16 inch flat srock. the ends of
( i.o niitIclring Ir.ri-L hs iai' 5r' :A? inc:h clajiinV ri-r drill
rucl Llr-C iris&rLed in t}ir:sc hul&z5 and sii'r r-
soldcred in place .
In rn,,r prntotyrpr : 11n, 1 lise,.d two militnr N-t I
C,irhim, ; ic licrn sprin!gh in the rloNis{1-hiiIL uersicrrr_
.1 h :Y'
THE AR.- 15,'MM16
rr
~. n!4JD
--?90 ii open-o 3 lt v;ai ! ti c,~.~L n-
Thrwrh
are_ 1011 11M4 in rhvcrc}riginaI'taLC .iird r31usL
1,7t: 4'uL t>L'1 . LL litLlc at a Lane, until uh ' bUlt Will
O CLi Fat er:riugh to pick up eaitridpec fri~iti the
rrr ;rg ;
in r' . I Csinrir)t I .Cil ycriy i`1 {icti
h .w Ir,r,g
ihc~s~ pringt, sl,o,11iI be since VO rring rlimei On N .
si3Ch iL : tlll : clt :i,L#i rii I i ' hcsIr :r iri. I hW brilr, MId
ti'artiying th3t'Lriess tai:' the wire used Ln the sprinkrs
vol!
hive an effect .
11M the ojpcn-bolt vcrsion . I used a spring
ribrairi .ed From 0n Eiluro parts StOre 'J his one
int-iL .rurVn _ : ,-1 ini :h iri tlirinie-I .L-r, is Wcouricl iruni
.05O-t[jana-L'iL :r wkire . and wa originull1, ,122
inches lair,, f Ltis We tO( 'Mas Fhe)rtened, a litre
it a rilrie, unlit r1ic sc.iirm wnuLI crpr'n eewm lr~rrl~,
As tti'iih the. cluwec9-60t rvr'ii}n . Ihi.; is striccLlvv :i
cut aILd tl%" JMVJrOLALLiM .
F LracilIrs ;1riv ich'IILic.dI tcrr xi[l LIlieL xursi0jis
Each shorild be cut from a better 1~radc of
mzirr.rial
chin
eAmimm ;lt et MMI-lL clue 10 rhe:
I ;u i tIi ;il i hc,. hricolti+'d e :nII mini jiirip c'witr Lh1' rent
f CiIC[ and e,erv eaitritl a F-ed througIL the ~ZL.1ir .
Needless i O so v, if soft t mater M is ii d ch C part
w ill xvc iir rind cl11cirrn MI rilllx_ 1 4 -N f NJ) rinV mnLc'riAl
Lun Ere milled L-k the retluived 11'S-inchthickness,
or a clh iii ci ice C8 s} he Cut fro u r t L3 a Bind OF ail aXle _
I)n nOT W'.ple~e'1 11-i-, it yLHi c vp,'i r rep rise' they g.iin
rxt n iu~l~_ ?'ib wirhrriusr other seiui1l ptirris, ihis
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RECOIL-SPRING GUIDES, CLOSED-BOLT VERSION
156 DI.'. 5,sIF iN : . ;
t,S
.IALL PATRTS
R 14
D1ag -yam k3f,
.h'malnd for Ihin7 A .{ rc-.ult, IJricr-4 h,Jtie ag.yiiti
returned tGt-mrrnal and 5I iiILI rr1}l ;Iin qv Er r
tiatt, Ic . { + shit- . -\rt I
ample
of this i{ thal ;Ill
re{111irrd firing; mcrI,uI,SStJ7 prrls ran Itt {ihtaiwal
I'r{JIr] {kt't_)enIl;LI Ie puns !,I Ipplrtrs
suchak (1LJakiN
P;irr' ( . r, . i1ti \1iudharn, \l,i ;rt ., [+ir .1r.ILJIId S-i~) .
I hc~NL :arc m ,", parts, lliid P, .rts shill
1,innlpth','othout iity I . . nr E-u ukck
Ec
F IWCT PIN l-I&_ E SI-31J D BE DR I'_L=L) IHROLI1 FI
r _I ArvfJ FYIRACTCR SN1I[TANEOUSI Y .
Diagram I .37
part
shouldhf, m:td u i[ip,lillr mcTh-,ixe and drrs ;cd
EXTRACTOR SAME FOR
?IAt7F FCjOM ,12b 1H IC KNF}; .
BOTH
I1EA1 .r1*AfABLE
BOLTS
II) e''vatl fiz d1JriLJg; .,r* ; rni}1y .
(f IhrI
closed-hull t uailfiguralifsn is :tdhcred lo,
cnnsrru rci:I firing IM, lh .?niNm co polatr)ts,wbich
I1lclude rJ hiiiiiiicr, IriSgcr, disuurinecilnr. safet4 .
lend i eessar,v 4I)rinkrs, ire ~i . - ;ril,1hIt frnm
STEEI. t4.t7CK SHOUI .t)
TO i'JAP OVER TH F CARTRIDGE
ASSEMBLY .
H1CY
BE MMP,CE
PI
-tom
QVEkS1F
P.1 DUR
AW; F ;TTED
NG
.1H 11
{'(Jrminj+-rc i al and silrlIlus parts s1lurccs . fhi 4 c' .Jrc
;iv'giiI .ul}It' atdllr,i
tiye enough pric'i
to 1uakc it
- rir,rt' a4'r171i1Ic' ' O 1711V rhtm thinto build thorn .
Lrij'1ji
tunatrly, st . cra1 of tilt -surp111x parts
tiuppIikr
got 111e ideain rkveir ht%tds that they
i0,t1rl rip uff vunstiltsrrs lip- tkubkJtq, nr
'Fins times Iripi1i11g? . t ltcI'rit`t'
cIb' tktcs'_ ~mall hJtrcs
~1 CrtiIb}{ aJ`r`'anlt \5'[ ;iprrni ban titit'nt into tlftI.ie
fhis, of courw., t idn't %%upk our cintt-. tFwre iwrt
mean' more such Ll .rtts;.)v
iII :tIJIL' tllall rhrrtc was
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fhc open-bolt version ;Fill re gitirr m -.4IIu .
I .'-LL :1Urt I] ;I .tir .IT, I rig6rvr , inel rli'.r c pli ne(i']r . I [iei;e
arc dcsiglncd r-x iilteJrhaJ].e v LLL LI]r. c :Ia]N't. I-17111
[bins, 11sin6r I hr exiw{in6T pi . F vii5 -EEtid - pill [101L-s .
'Nith 1io CILeiIi
;c'
iiI ;Iii kr.J - rLv&'i'ivcr, T}]iti SN'L~, Le-rn
iiws Iripmhirjjtjr n trig er bar and disWLY11LL1{]J,
vaEiL ;la r~; II1J]gui1 tta L I w Lxair. The lo rw er end oF' this
pirr eng7 r:s
i proji'cricn prnlrLIdin ; fro}ill rFlc
lor+vard c rid crl' the LriLrrrer, Comequeiii1y, w'hc9 i
The triPgt'r i, ]L111i't1 In rhc: r{air thr: War is pLL11r-d
do wLiL w a rd- &ALL[ 1) 1 ' eJ]YcJgV.JEIt .'ELL WILI5 f l v IEI1l i ,
i lla"-ing 1h, , IrrtII ca trawl Forward, pushing -a
cart i-A
~ ltic rorvviriI :-n+l off tlic bo]r sti-okc, [he fit hip, Ix I I
i5&' D Ilk .
D afraif ii:
T1 IE A91-l5.V11F
,175
A
TRIGGER (OPEN BOLT)
90
r:nAshL'k thv prirrleer, r,LII4iErV the- rol.ind to fire . At
t1,]$
poi1Lt . a cimIIJi13kLuiI)JJ Ul - r%%:ULI Lindl I -t
Ilrd-o,iIrr? c'SI11 ;f'$ tIii bro]t to 1ricI-e to the -scar .
CJL'CLiJ] , c1IL! Ii rcd ia5t' ii Lht' prumwi. whero- it i .L,-
ag ;iir vJJUtj;ht h rhfi Find hr'1c i n he
rcd ri LirJ or vockeiJ, pus ILLon unAEl unoLher pull iA'
the r.rig%-P' c .~iIsrS rhi' ryrk 10 lx.rept'att'4l- '1 he
Aunip" of projeuLiunLi
ut
[ILL
Lui] 01` Ll5U Lri twr 1]rir
i~ cicl'r~~xS"I by he forward bolt . w1 ich
iii - t!S L[ie 1lJ .1, . I'. IIui'kcJ l`rLiJ of fhb' liRr 111A Of
, n V .,grmrnnt with chr trig&cr . This requires
ii[I&}tiklrlg LI]C Lri grr up r51{5rt . lnrv.ard iIKH11t I}c'Eurc :
a siibs-i 1rI rl r shot ctiu be hrcd,
1 .950,
T
i
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1 . tLo ,
Ir/ ~
.r
. 0 DU
B7
: 1. F I F N I KIAV P F k,')td . H / 1 1.1A . DF. II
11-4
64-&"1-4
~11 -f I -4Q -'(.)C i, L
t:)V' U A . . .-~U ::" UkLl
SEAR (OPEN ELT)
9 -1
Dhgmn 03 14
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Diagram tt4C
Full uLLtUnltLLtie lire rs LVUEt1U%-L'cl1}ti' pLFJIIng [J10
LriJ elr farther tt -~ the rcar, agaiaist the prcySnFre
t''crL&'rI 1}~ 1he f:-tihri!WLJ
v iri' sl]riii~; IaJULLtd ;A
the rear (if the LriIgger . Thix causes thu fur saLd
L-nJ nif tILt'. Lri!, rr is] cc]nrtacr a prajcctian located
I LI the E{r .vcr crud of the
ar, whii h- I I - i ha' I rigp 'r
is h -0.1d h lck, hdd,- the sear out s A i,- nLu~zumcnL
u'FI h I -it>. I}ciLL . ;ILluwingr it Sri rE]tlvr r0rvi a rd attid
baCb LI]]Lntl~cded this 'a115K-s 1]111 tiiiir}mrltik - lira' .
'Thc, sc, .Lr is cut from 5 ;H ;,62$`,-inch-thick
;tvv.l p6 ;iiv- Thiti rriuxL hr iii a Lvpr. [ELAL i . shr]ck-
resista]7t aLld capable of hrta~ Ircr]imt'nr . A LiiIMI .
4140 or 4 :i4l) i11 wr3 a adrnir il)ly' I'VE Lhis-
uLc
S h .I I I hft Fl i'c-ori ri c , L rrr spi-
V Ij ars akait .! [ the
THE AR-153%116
THi l PART IS Fd4DC 1RCh7 -12-5-INC-I-iFIIC-U1ESS,
-1FAT-TRCA'AC+LC STEEL . T SFIC :JLD DE WD E
SLIGH-LY OYE .9 IZ A"1 L) I-11 1 F? D J H INS ASSEML{LY .
Pl'd':)T PIN -K- F 1 .
11871" IN -Wf-,1FTFF. .
TRIGGER DRAWBAR AND DI CONNECTOR
E.2
a-
pi\'tit pin . p t o ding friction to hold it i n l]
I'hi- I I 'l i4 UH 111 II tx] r T] ri F1 in ~ .` I I) it it.l i i ] s a.li sn ie ter,
woUEyd CL'1}al] .G18-iiich wire . and the
uELC0ILi1]ressdd 1cinp.rh is bcni'een .300 rind -4OO0
inch. lhr
{fir Si,ri]7
lc3c-~,I1'd icL Ihr. Icru.rr fro i]L
'iLl . mrl lit'. it wet .ticn] cent froL]a the "1L C,arbrnc
rccrail sprir]g 14sk'j I[I LlSL' LIOhCIJ-hO1[ Versillll .
Ttifi tii cr is ni i:k Morn the ~aFTIC mxIL,.ria!
tim, 19h i piiijrc_LinrI AL ihr I~trrrr id Ck)d O]3 the ri ht
sick' Lu iar~Li 4 iii tri g ~c!r Ia~Lr JisCt}~it~ cta r . 'DA .c.
&inall P'16-inch-rliwm-( t {r h0ks ;ire' rI illrd :n the
Iiii' .i1 isr3s SIM" 11 LLI at-LrLJL the '1 `1-shaped wire
sprirl., wvlli&li s~ l' kr- r,s4'J Crr]iyi .06S hick iniisic
wire, ibis spring bears against I]ie'
SELL'. cFI'
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RELATIONSHIP AND PLACEMENT OFOPEN-HOLT TRIGGER PARTS
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the saff'tk .'haft, prmMrichng roSistane.e to reamv;krcl
rttitr~-t:hUcnrIII clue
triggeraftCT the' [irsL, or
srltlnutotilaliC, scan -
Ilie trigger Lial should be made frcanr sirilsr
t11Ntvrial_ except that 11 is onlti I,-'g inch iF}rck .
M ich the hri)lc i .el t e.. hcittnnl attd the 1Lin1I} as chc
LU) shilulr.~ lie left ,IOkll-V rj%'-PM'if.e. Lo ~.1Iow fiitinv,
during asselinbl1 '_
For u~c i11 the ricFSed-bolt vk :rtioti. an nrigin .i l
firing pin can llatdlh be irnlaroved on . Here again,
tine , van be piirc.hased for les* L1L .LIL the illst to
T
I.-
. I IC AR-15-T-11 Fc
D ecrarr #L2
FIRING PIN
rnxl6. ,ifle . A drawing is itlcludt>.rl . l1cA.ieVcr, ill Lhe
invent thti rnuinuEacinre. should be recluirrd . Drill
roil }will ,ufficr, ;is matcriAll for this . Scem4 lruiu
aulolnohilIt eri4itlC vii- -C's or shua k absorbw shaft,
can
alsobe used . The ek-perir
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IUMMOO. -0~1
FITTING AND
ASSEMBLY
P0110-
Before heat-treatir15 jLn41 i i nrL1 iini~,hinja1rk-
[J[ r fOrrr -d, lh+- hurts ,E1o(Lfd be aLsesuWv l ;in{1
aLti}' fuFLIivr h[liI]L driric as nlsedtd .
A .ssernhly of
the'
i]ppc'r rihit is b&ugun by
irrkc'rring the barrel teI3ott iMo Ow. h[1rSv,I rd c rid Ill
LELr. UliliLr rvt river .inii strewing thi~ Kart'-L~l
shrniid, or f~5rr~ rt itl, iripIdL c, vhlch. when
t3ghtcilcd a.LLtst 11I r. Il ;t11g"t
j) I' Lair : l} .1rr.c l, Fl ol(Is it
rn plxi v_ 'f.hc frr}nr Sight is ptIL iil ply,-Clt ;girl lhw
ri.Eaincr FJJLL holctr
enlarged
with :L VO falser pin
r~-amer, ( rrlYspikmlirng taprr pins can be tui iied
from liL6a-r1LCII drill rcxL At - ILJrl11y, ii is a hiiTly
hirn[1lr m,ltiwr co lt7rmi the tape! (J] Lh.V WAI3 d
flat Fi;1~ tivhiftu spinning Lsath in the lathe. Th..-;.r
pins are not installed permAnc l ntl~ until aftrr
F`in4l 1inishLig .
T1]c f'irir)g lain and rilLIrn sl,ring ire inscr[cd
in the hnlr. and rhc r'crgirlitig Lti[tJEI51a]Il d, Firing
pill protrutioii 517ou1d be .O55 Lii _full inc :l, . This
ULll I>'. c:hct:ki d by holding the basc of the firing
pin flush 4~ L L I1L1 1 k: bull AU L and
measuring
prtaru!iL}n I'r[1m the bolt f r wir, ,i depth
miCrlmet cT or verrtier caliper . A 3.' J6-iIJc:h
dixi5etet- c11[1 slpri .i wcPiln41 i'mm .Il18- -022 nch
diameter
wire is paced iii rim spring puckr:t,
followed by tlic L Itrathr, which is pin n H in
places . TliL: 1,prrMg rT,LJ iL br shasri (n oiigh to allow
rhrr -mrr1ctcYT hook to snap oet the ciiiridgv rim
sVLLi1r J - eL& cLfJ1g tiiuugh Lension w hod it ag,;iiinst
Lhe bolt Face . Ir is a gnod idroStilt with 9
96
-4m
longer spriJ3X i.J3arl Jatxcssarti and tt[L h gaff, a coif
at a time . until it vTrl-s the way it is siJppo sed to .
Th +lcller :mrfacc of the eclrar-lor hod' illcrcrld Iu
Hush with_ Ilr -ligh!ly hi[i .w, the snrFacc of [he
kAi hfldy. [he froLILL Lip !Lic.sL Jsut rub against the
barrel ~31JL .
Th bolt is LtO Y pu.Eted in plact
tinouA the real 'tf Lh a rc :i r.ivL-r 1J r1Iil 1hl, holf, fr.7r
[he cutking fever line LJfr v.irFI iIlt- rcc-mtUr
l pcn [ng, a llow'in g the tat t :Iii rti%, Irt~rr I It k : 1 11l i n
irl :rLU . TFL recoil springs arc placed frVet tJJeit
rc pcctiive guides, and the dtsembiti . in4t:]iled with
t11t Springsx in rheir r.nrrfL~pnrliIing holes in tte
1urrli . '14),- 'Iflit ! Ltasti
ready
Foi J111LcJ1I.tLLSFrL ul, Lhr.
Icr t r rte..i 1 : r .
I'he open bolt piSLo1 Ver4iuls is"5Q-1mL1slcd in
Ow sauiic manner except that the fi'.ed firing pin
is L]re ady in I,l a c~e And rr'glIi1 cs n o n ascnlhly_ aii d
the single recoil spriii~ al id gUiLIr . arr. Imrd .
Luwtir rrtei'Yer part rrre ns ~ inhit i ill
ide ntirrLl f2rt hi on i n both the co Lu rL7 ercial a t LA th e
iiian ufaet u red S vrs l ul L . text- rp I [ hsll I h c mageanc
;ILl>apior must be ii cd in all couninercial w~rsjitarlt
aJrd tII!sL' ul' ilre rninufactured version halAng a
I'u!l-V.i7e rmip. r;ine cpcrling . The -,;mallct Lroagazinc
Opening Version requires flllk LhaL it srn,all L. :i}iI
spritig :. a ! iK rL IM19eh ul the carbine recail spying
works well for this) lie, fxl L rd [}V4 :r II1L' spring
gLI ille HJ1cl ilic La(ch pinned in place_ Thr
tri} ~1:'clistc~nr~ri:L~lr -Ln4l 11Eirnmcr arc pinned iii
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Irlac:e and the safnry incrnIIcd . shi - I,rILL LFS' rIv
hincticna1 problems with the firIjq~ iEtcL~ ha[Iixiii
WIWI] LL5{`d in the COSLLJrLerciDl +e ISitlii . A,surTtIIIg
that Lht pi rat pin htJ1k s were drilled in the e,,a 't
local Trine srt'ci1 iefl, thernlrnrhictlirL'd version
Kiii i I c I
work
-rllltilli' +wc11 . 1f, howc' cr, you did riol
NI I h k! r4' c' I Itti'1y I 0 the Lu&al ions shum n . { re memhe r .
I xw: arntdI ,ou LJLj&TJI th curlier'', all tiorL~ of
prnhlems mRv re.-mill-
IF rhr' li :iinnir'rslid
triggrr piiB .ir' Iu+o far
{apart, The discotijleLr)l quitk Iifyly wi)rL'I wUrk .
['Iii . Ci:JII usu .llV 1 i cLIL LeCtr.d 1} y building up SHE :
I Irrti. .ard ends cii lhJ}th LhV [rigger imnd diwanti .c ctc r
%IighiI' H-V W-!~lcling aalli resh.-ilmig them, Ef 1.110
h0I{'S air. trirr clF .' tokcthcr. the hanuner Will 1.10 1
rcJir:i1n iii 111' CULkL: d pD4iLihn and :'Tar the
cli .wL :c}iiii : Lo r i%-ill nc}I red L: .1'I-' ; h o h.In,mer . 1 his
CAM tk 1I i11 Ei~ rr,rrc'i Irrl EiV 0i Jrtc'ning the FLT!, cr
I7 ;a: }~IIIL LIr rl,~.' rli7a'tIL ; .LLI'I+Jtt V-l)(2rL IL Cliguige, .L~
LEIS L,-IIi1Jra 'a aiuik:li- This }~i11 clnl .'.urh if unLy J
%ligli[ xiJri .IEiL I1 a c i,I i . f}IF,a r vtitiL, if11 Ifi it ; ,.,ill
Mile he t4% WA ci ctl) the hriC said ''drill Ihr 1-in
rl1' ri gilt
-Place
this dmc ,
The L1pen-h)lt nigger Jaa t-I31111N i, Lii"liL11('L1 11ti-
lir-it pinninl ;LIVE
[riKger in phic.e, with the mil
*nil
ni ihr+ t_J-xl, iperlspring (bearing aIgliti-Gt i1LC
L1 n d crs itdt' of the sailetY, 'I his spring. Cau r~E v. .tit rA
retiiti .
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searcd in ii sired case and withoiiI pc xvdcr or
prime-r .
1,I1
iJILI I1L! utic'CI . U IIIe Tx3LJIICls :Jrc : u%, rd Ii
Lest fccding in [his 1-crsicn, 11)ey Mr-11 l tire when rlle
hilt xl_Irnt clu ..'e l .
WithrJ si LLg.[t- J u. Uied J IL plate ILI tile
rn.1g
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II he bolt, as well as rh{ , srtir. trigger, and
IIrigKer bar 1 r Lily c)I)C'n-IIVJL. VvrldUn, Slu}LI1LJ h e.}
11-ear-treated . This is done pnn inly to prewiiL
11 .]L Nrintr, ear rl,~.Fctrm :idinnn, ;incl r;3pin1 wear .
Commercial p evt . oh Laijied IrOM reErutablc
Air-p-od v heut-rre
-
MUiL' rums to recavc. he6j I Fta iTrl FIMT OrO. tif.11 J~j +j OU J-y
w1 rip
c w iii l u te .-i L iwcr v. Len
rnior i ; dct ; . F .'~ v liIT
lei r) , red ., s reache Lt .
TI EARMNM
1OU
- - - NRCAV., -ij iro prrnve nijUr .
.
'J hfl -l
4.-o wr!U u'
pi Li.~inI~
hr. .i I imp, rm .40 ee .l
PUO,
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91usViIii9, 0.110. r rl`d mid i111t'IIC'E1ilrg A III OIL' 0111
bath as described aIat'Vc .. . It wImcEld lltm be glass
1lard , II k is n0L, to - the s jnie . car il1)ATISI: r, scrap L1l
L~ I I;ie
frr1 .rerl c111F0f'r.. Mutil I[IdUllilic !jhtaps and
auromoviYe p-;1iidl ancE Locly *hops hLivk the
I IEA- TREATING Ar1l.y I- INILHIN' ;
1 vi
equipnivru re. Jo rkis . drill most will do it for a
nocuinal c liargi, .
1'o11owiii , iii k . Liiit Fiariti .irL ii'grx : .i it Tinc
orie ul' 4}iu det;rea.sing or deterpcnt ;-nhirions
[(hindin LarOt'Cj}I, paint : and hardware mti rt N . A
i i lrl Ivi . Gild ; .otcr solution Carl .ILO he usrcl I'Iwr
Lii i5- tiler Ibuilin~; Fir a Few minu ri!s in rr rL if
th&kcl inILJtinris, followc~c1 by rirLsin in clear water,
th - a are r0t1tiax rur LLLeIiILainp prtrcc.ss . lie parts
ShUU1cl 110 longer 1iL' h. iidl-L L I %A - Iih Lhi} brow htinds,
zincu oven the slijhte .s r mti -nr of oil frrln- wirr
},xrlil, rniy h:!3,.c
an
adverse
effect rut tlj~' cetalurin~
I)rr]ri -i - Rti 1.ilier ~L v'c, should lie worn
. or metal
hooks t][ %.vIris Amuld be u sed Lcr hold LhI- ipiLrrs .
In pre Virhiis vcInmec L ha>.'c- dcsc. Lihcd
1111nic>rotis n i . chods ai Lcl F`oa-rr